Weight Loss Diets
What Are Protein Diets?
A Protein Diet is so highly regarded because Weight loss is guaranteed if
the plan is followed, the initial weight loss is fast, and it does have some
scientific basis. The Protein Power Diet is very similar to the Atkins diet as
both are very restrictive about carbohydrates. The noticeable difference is that
fiber is not counted in the Protein Power Diet so the amount of carbohydrates
you can eat each day is higher.
Michael and Mary Eades published the Protein Power Diet in 1995. It is a high
protein low carbohydrate diet similar to the Atkins Diet but with more
scientific data and better researched. The Protein Diet comes with
literature that includes calculations for discovering your ideal diet plan and
how many carbohydrates and proteins you may consume based upon your height,
weight, activity level and body fat percentage.
Dietary protein is found in most foods and is the primary source of amino acids
for the body. Foods containing significant amounts of protein include but are
not limited to nuts, grain, beans, beef, chicken, fish, pork, dairy and eggs.
Protein can also be found in vegetables and fruit, but to a much lesser extent.
A diet that is moderate in protein and low in carbohydrate is the best way to
have ideal levels of both insulin and glucagon. INSULIN is a fat-storing
hormone. It not only makes you fat, but high levels of insulin in your blood
accelerate aging and lead to type-2 diabetes and heart disease. Insulin is
produced by the pancreas when you eat carbohydrates. Carbohydrates that are
packed with sugar and highly processed (like potatoes, rice, pasta, grains,
cereals and packaged baked goods) turn into blood sugar faster than others and
produce higher levels of insulin and more fat storage. Others, like fruits and
vegetables and steel-cut oatmeal have less sugar, more fiber and are absorbed
more slowly producing less insulin and less fat-storage. Eating mostly
vegetables plus a few fruits is one key to insulin control and fat loss.
GLUCAGON works in opposition to insulin and has the opposite effects. Glucagon
puts the metabolism in burning mode.
Glucagon converts protein and fat to glucose. It causes dietary fat to be used
for energy, it does so by aciting to release fat from fat cells to be used for
energy.
Like most low carb diets, the protein diet consists of several phases:
Stage 1 is called "Intervention," which has very low carbohydrate intake and
this is followed until you near your ideal weight.
Stage 2 is called "Transition," where some carbohydrates slowly introduced
into your diet until your ideal weight is met.
Stage 3 is called "Maintenance," this is the last stage, when your
carbohydrate intake is increased to keep you at your ideal weight.
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