1. Diets: Low Carb's or Low Fat?
The Atkins Diet believes that most people's weight problems stem from the way their bodies process carbohydrates. ... When you banish carbohydrates, your body enters ketosis, a state in which you burn fat and your food cravings disappear. In the first stage of this diet, you limit your carbohydrates to 20 grams a day (the average person consumes about 250 grams per day). ... Now the trick is to figure out how many grams of carbohydrates you can eat without gaining weight back. ... The Zone Diet allows you to eat some carbohydrates, however only ones high in fiber...
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