Top 15 Reasons to Avoid Low Carb, High Protein Diet

Low carbohydrates, high protein diets are very popular nowadays, because this diet causes rapid weight loss initially, which is what a dieter desires. But many dieticians have doubts about the long term health effects of such a diet. An example of low carb, high protein diet, is the Atkins diet. Though low carb, high protein diet is the craze today, it is better you understand the health risk associated with this diet.

1. Causes dehydration:

When body is deprived of carbohydrates, it takes energy from the glycogen stored in your muscles and liver. This causes dehydration, because with each gram of glycogen you lose four grams of water.

2. Makes you fatigued:

When glycogen stored in your muscles is used by the body, it makes you fatigued and too lazy to exercise. This will reduce your metabolism and increase your weight.

3. Reduces muscle toning:

When the glycogen from the muscles is used by the body, it leads to loss of muscles. Reduction of glycogen also reduces muscle toning.

4. Slow metabolism:

Increase in muscle mass, increases metabolism which burns more calories. When there is loss of muscles, the metabolism will be slow and only few calories will be burnt, which will not help you to lose weight.

5. Cause muscle sagging:

This diet causes your muscles and skin to sag, making you look unhealthy.

6. Increase sugar level:

This diet avoids carbohydrates because it increases insulin level. Your body is thus deprived of good carbohydrates like fruits, vegetables, whole grain etc which are necessary for good health.

7. No fat loss:

This weight lost in this diet is mainly water loss, loss of fat from your body.

8. Causes weight regain:

Lot of people tends to regain their weight, because of this diet.
a) You tend to regain all the water weight lost, as soon as carb intake returns to normal.
b) The loss of muscles slows down your metabolism. This means fewer calories are burnt, and there is a tendency to regain weight.
c) You will find it difficult to continue this diet for long.
d) As it is a short term diet, you won’t be able to make healthy changes in your lifestyle.

9. Causes many diseases:

A diet in high fat can cause a number of diseases like heart diseases, high cholesterol, kidney stones, osteoporosis and cancer. Although moderate fat is necessary, excess fat causes health problems.

10. Any healthy diet can cause weight loss:

Any healthy diet, with few calories will help you to lose weight. It need not necessarily be a low carb, high protein diet.

11. Lacks fiber:

Low carb diets lack in fibers which can increase the risks of cancer and heart diseases.

12. Lacks nutrition:

Body requires many nutrients necessary for healthy functioning. These nutrients are available in fruits, vegetables, whole grains etc. A low carb diet lacks the intake of such nutrients.

13. Intake of excess fat:

This diet recommends animal fat for high protein. Excess fat is unhealthy. You can get sufficient proteins from vegetables, fruits and whole grains also.

14. Causes kidney failure:

Low carb diet can cause your body to go to a state of ketosis. During this state body the body forms substance known as ketones which can lead to kidney failure.

15. Causes nausea:

The ketones formed by the body, also causes nausea and bad breathe.

A healthy balanced and nutritious diet and a consistent exercising can help you to lose weight and maintain it.

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