How many carbohydrates do you eat in a day more or less than your daily consumption? Do you see yourself becoming fat in the future or do you see yourself as skinny as a twig. First of all, do you know what carbohydrates are? Do you know what a carbohydrate diet does? I think everyone should know what happens to your body while you are on the diet. .
First, let us look at carbohydrates. Simply put, carbohydrates are nothing more than a complex type of sugar -- complex because they are contained in a kind of wrapping. Carbohydrates are found in almost any kind of food, even vegetables -- not just bread and pasta. Carbohydrates are stored in muscles and the liver, which then converts into glucose to fuel the brain. A common belief regarding carbohydrates is that they make people fat. It is this conclusion that causes strife between dieticians. Carbohydrates do make people fat, but then again, so do proteins if consumed in excessively. It's all about numbers. .
Unlike the currently FDA approved food pyramid diet, which actually emphasizes carbohydrates, low carbohydrate diets remove most carbohydrates from one's daily intake of food. The regimen limits any and all foods that contain carbohydrates. In a sense, the diet claims to offer a kind of liberty with no real limits to how much a person can eat, as long as one doesn't consume carbohydrates. Low carbohydrate diets are not necessarily protein diets -- which are also popular nowadays -- but can be, since its followers are free to consume protein if they choose to do so. .
Today, low carbohydrate diets are popular among people who want to lose weight fast and bodybuilders. The main philosophy revolves around a condition called "ketosis" -- a state in which fat is primarily used to fuel the body. Ketosis occurs when a person fasts, excessively exercises, or dramatically reduces carbohydrate consumption. Consuming large amounts of carbohydrates raises blood glucose levels, which are balanced out with insulin.
