The Ultimate Guide to Low-Carb

© Алексей Сабадырь, 2023

ISBN 978-5-0062-0600-7

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Chapter 1: Low Carb Diet Basics

The low-carb diet has become one of the most popular weight loss methods in recent years. Its main principle is to limit carbohydrate intake and increase protein and fat intake. In this chapter, we will look at the basic principles of a low-carb diet and what you can eat and what you need to exclude from your diet.

The first and basic principle of a low-carb diet is reducing carbohydrate intake. This means eliminating carbohydrate-rich foods such as bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sweets and sugar. Instead, your diet should be enriched with proteins, vegetables and healthy fats.

The second principle is to eat enough protein. Protein not only helps reduce appetite and keep you feeling full for a long time, but also helps strengthen muscles and reduce body fat. Therefore, a low-carb diet should be rich in proteins: eggs, meat, fish, nuts, cottage cheese, cheese and other foods containing large amounts of protein.

The third principle is to increase your intake of healthy fats. Despite the fact that fats are considered the enemy of health, they play an important role in a low-carb diet. Fats help you feel full, support normal brain and heart function, and help your body absorb vitamins. Olive oil, avocados, nuts, fish oil oil – all these products should be included in the diet when following a low-carb diet.

Thus, the main principles of a low-carb diet are limiting carbohydrates, increasing the intake of proteins and healthy fats. By following these principles, you can achieve the desired results and improve your health.

Chapter 2. Health and low-carb diets: what they are and how they work

Low-carb diets have become one of the most popular methods for losing weight and improving health in recent times. They are based on reducing carbohydrate consumption, which helps reduce insulin levels in the blood and stimulates the fat burning process. In this chapter, we’ll look at what low-carb diets are, which ones are most popular, and how they affect the body.

Low-carbohydrate diets are meals that emphasize protein and fat while limiting or eliminating carbohydrates from the diet. Typically, such diets limit consumption of foods containing more than 50—100 grams of carbohydrates per day (depending on the individual’s specific diet and needs).

There are many different types of low-carb diets, but the most popular are the Atkins diet, the ketogenic diet, and the Paleo diet. The Atkins diet involves gradually eliminating carbohydrates and increasing your intake of proteins and fats. The ketogenic diet is based on extreme restriction of carbohydrates and high fat intake, which leads to the process of ketosis, in which the body begins to use fat reserves as an energy source. The concept of the Paleo diet is that common foods such as grains, sugar and dairy were not available in our ancestor’s hunter-gatherer society and therefore should be eliminated from the diet.