Posted by Andre Allard on June 28, 2000, at 0:25:35
In reply to Calling All Those Who Want To Join In, posted by tina on June 19, 2000, at 13:11:42
Kerry, if you were to go on a high carb diet you would loose less weight than if you went on a lower carb diet. It is as simple as that.
High protein diets (which lack any carbs) can cause minimal liver damage IF you were to not consume any carbs for a few weeks. You see, after three or four days of eating zero carbs, your body goes into a state called "ketosis". When your body is in ketosis, it burns fat for energy while sparing muscle tissue. Most normal diets destroy a large amount of muscle tissue. If your were to stay in ketosis for a few weeks straight, then you would cause liver damage. That is why you have heard that protein diets can cause liver damage.
If you are just beginning any sort of diet then do not worry about the proper ratio of macronutrients (protein, carbs, fat). Just concentrate on eliminating certain foods and adding certain foods to your diet. In a couple of weeks you can begin "fine tunning" your diet.
Green vegetables are the best carb to eat for weight loss (I will not go into why for now).
Limite your fruit intake to no more than one serving/day. Fructose, the natural occuring sugar found in fruits which gives it that sweet taste, is converted into fat by the liver.
Good luck!
poster:Andre Allard
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