Thursday, March 31, 2011

Limit the Fats or Carbohydrates? Americans Have Chosen the Best Anti-Obesity Diet!

You are a woman who suffers from obesity and insulin resistance? Doctors say that in your case, low-carbohydrate diet is much better diet with limited fat intake.

American pundits once again excelled. At this time, have written themselves into history at the University of Nevada. For one of the companies for the production of dietary products, studies were carried out to establish which of the diets is less effective in obesity.

Contrary to popular belief, lost a diet restricted in fat.

At 12 weeks, Americans' morili "dietetic food group obese women aged 18 to 45 years. Representatives of the fair half of mankind randomly divided into 2 groups, ordering to eat in one of the above diets. At the same caloric intake was the same for each group.

Composition of diet (calories).

low-fat diet: carbohydrates - 60%, whites - 20% fat - 20%.

low-carbohydrate diet: carbohydrates - 45%, whites - 20% unsaturated fat - 35% (mainly walnuts).

Each group consumed a daily basis for 2 servings of fruit and 3 servings of vegetables.

By the end of experiments, women who hold low-carb diet lost an average of 8.9 kg, whereas the restriction of fat allowed to lose up to 7.4 kg of "at her sister."

And let the diet with limited fat often recommended for patients who are overweight, but in the short term (according to those same American Scientists), low-carbohydrate diet is more effective in combating insulin resistance.

It is known that insulin resistance seen in elderly people suffering from obesity. This painful situation can result in undesirable accumulation of sugar in the blood, an overabundance of carbohydrates prevents normal metabolism, which in turn can lead not only to obesity but also to the development of impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus type.

Scientists strongly recommend that all doctors and patients suffering from obesity varying degrees of severity, to start treatment is a low-carb diet.

And what are we? Always obey the doctors and do as we say, right?

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