When you follow a diet that is low in carbohydrates, it’s important to choose drinks that complement the diet. Water is the most essential of all the drinks you can choose from. Drinking 64 ounces per day can suppress your appetite, cleanse your system, hydrate you, and improve your digestion. Purified, spring, mineral, or tap water is acceptable.
Tea and decaffeinated coffee are also good options for a low carb diet. Tea promotes heart and gastrointestinal health, provides stress relief, improves digestion, and is rich in antioxidants. Drinking decaffeinated coffee is a great way to start the day, because it gives you a false sense of fullness. Additionally, if you enjoy the taste of milk, you can substitute the sugar-filled version for soy or almond milk.
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Tried one of those low carb high protein diets and got disappointing results? It is time to find out the truth about low carb diets like the Atkins and the South Beach diets.
What’s Behind these Low Carb Diets ?
First of all, what is the idea behind these low carb high protein diets?
Well, these low carbohydrate diets vary in terms of the suggested amount of carbohydrate, protein and fat intake.
“It is believed that eating too much carbs leads to an overproduction of insulin which leads to overeating and insulin resistance.
When too much insulin is produced, it becomes less effective in carrying and distributing sugar to the cells, such that more sugar become stored as fat.
Consequently, depriving your body of carbs will reverse this and help you lose weight.”
You Really Will Loose Weight, but…
Dieters who follow the suggested low carb meals really do lose weight. This weight loss is inevitable, but what causes this weight loss?
With a low carb diet plan, you don’t provide your body the sufficient carbohydrates necessary for your daily function. When this happens, it will start to burn the stored carbohydrates (in the form of glycogen).
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