Lose Belly Fat Diet - Low Carbohydrate Or Low Fat
The general public wrongly believe a low fat diet is the way to lose belly fat. Many research has proven that a low carb diet is indeed better for belly fat loss.
From the early 70s, Americans reduced their fat intake from 40 percent to 34%. Yet, the obesity epidemic has been rising steeply since it commenced in the early 1980's. Why?
Exaggerated consumption of carbohydrates. Our primal ancestors lived on a hunters-gatherers diet of primarily meat, vegetables, fruits, seeds and nuts. Grain wasn't even part of human diet till rural started about ten thousand years ago. The rise in human population and dip in hunted large game made it required for humans to take on agriculture.
The development of human diet from generally animal sources to grain products ( refined carbohydrates ) has led straight to a fall in the quantity and quality of human life. Sicknesses and conditions such as diabetes, obesity and heart problems which were once non-existent, are now common.
Take a look at your existing diet. Are you consuming tons of refined carbohydrates such as breads, pastas, cereals, cakes, biscuits and sugar? Excess consumption of refined carbs forestalls stored body fat from being used as energy. The body becomes changed to burning sugar as fuel and forgets the simple way to burn fat.
Everyone needs some carbohydrates. In the body, carbs are converted into glucose as a main source of energy for the brain. Unused glucose is stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles. Only the glycogen in the liver can be converted back to glucose to be used by the brain when necessary.
The body has limited capacity for storing carbohydrates. Although the muscles can store more glycogen than the liver, its reserves cannot be broken down when energy is needed by the brain. Once the glycogen reserves are full, excess carbs are converted into fat.
Eating a high carb meal could cause a spike in glucose levels. This prompts the pancreas to release insulin into the bloodstream to lower the glucose levels. The bad news is insulin is a fat storage hormone. It tells the body to store excess carbs as fat. Fluctuation in blood sugar levels causes cravings for more carbs and hence, more fat storage responding to insulin. - 17268
From the early 70s, Americans reduced their fat intake from 40 percent to 34%. Yet, the obesity epidemic has been rising steeply since it commenced in the early 1980's. Why?
Exaggerated consumption of carbohydrates. Our primal ancestors lived on a hunters-gatherers diet of primarily meat, vegetables, fruits, seeds and nuts. Grain wasn't even part of human diet till rural started about ten thousand years ago. The rise in human population and dip in hunted large game made it required for humans to take on agriculture.
The development of human diet from generally animal sources to grain products ( refined carbohydrates ) has led straight to a fall in the quantity and quality of human life. Sicknesses and conditions such as diabetes, obesity and heart problems which were once non-existent, are now common.
Take a look at your existing diet. Are you consuming tons of refined carbohydrates such as breads, pastas, cereals, cakes, biscuits and sugar? Excess consumption of refined carbs forestalls stored body fat from being used as energy. The body becomes changed to burning sugar as fuel and forgets the simple way to burn fat.
Everyone needs some carbohydrates. In the body, carbs are converted into glucose as a main source of energy for the brain. Unused glucose is stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles. Only the glycogen in the liver can be converted back to glucose to be used by the brain when necessary.
The body has limited capacity for storing carbohydrates. Although the muscles can store more glycogen than the liver, its reserves cannot be broken down when energy is needed by the brain. Once the glycogen reserves are full, excess carbs are converted into fat.
Eating a high carb meal could cause a spike in glucose levels. This prompts the pancreas to release insulin into the bloodstream to lower the glucose levels. The bad news is insulin is a fat storage hormone. It tells the body to store excess carbs as fat. Fluctuation in blood sugar levels causes cravings for more carbs and hence, more fat storage responding to insulin. - 17268
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