Cut out Sugar and Eat Saturated Fat to Fight Obesity – Part 2

Cut out sugar, eat MORE fat and be leaner and healthier.

The healthiest and probably the easiest way to lose weight and help combat the obesity crisis is to adopt a diet that is “low in sugary carbs and high in healthy fats.”

As mentioned in Part 1, this way of eating goes against the dietary advice of government health departments and dietitians. However, the “high in natural fat and low in sugar” diet is a medically accepted regimen that is attracting support from health experts around the world.

In fact, this new diet has many followers on social networks. Many respected medical experts claim it’s the “only” healthy way to lose weight, fight obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.

For example, the American dietitian Dr Gary Taubes argues that fighting obesity is not about eating less, but ‘what’ is consumed. He is emphatic that a low-carb, high-fat diet is the answer.

In fact, the British undertaker popularized a similar diet based on limited sugary carbohydrates. William Banting In the nineteen century. He himself was obese, and the change in diet worked wonders for him. The Banting diet spread throughout Europe and into Scandinavia. banta remains the main verb for ‘To be on a diet’.

The new goal-like ‘low-carb, high-fat’ diet is not a short-term ‘miracle fat and weight loss’ program. It is a long-term way to eat healthy.

In some cases, obese people have reported losing up to a stone in weight in four weeks. Surprisingly, they didn’t count calories and almost never felt hungry. The suppression of hunger is believed to be due to the way the body processes food in different ways.

For example, with a diet that efficiently consists of sugary and starchy carbohydrates, these are converted to glucose that the body uses as a primary energy source. Any excess sugar is converted to fat and stored for future use.

However, if carbohydrates are severely restricted in the diet, the body then has to use a fuel other than glucose for energy. This usually comes from stored body fat and any fat in the food eaten. In fact, there is little physiological requirement for carbohydrates and none for sugars.

Experts say the key part of a ‘low-carb, high-fat’ diet is to limit total carbohydrates to a maximum of 50 grams every day. That will free the body from sugar addiction and help with weight loss naturally.

The problem is that cutting back on carbs isn’t easy. However, when healthy fats are eaten, cravings are reduced because the stomach feels full.

Active people who are on their feet most of the day can eat up to 120 grams of carbohydrates a day and still benefit from burning extra glucose. Unfortunately for those with a sweet tooth, these carb intake figures apply only to whole foods like vegetables, fruits, legumes, and nuts. These foods contain carbohydrates that are full of nutrients They are metabolized slowly.

Sweet foods with sucrose and fructose, or those made from starch such as potatoes are prohibited. However, the best thing is that the number of calories in food do not count on ‘low carb high fat’ diets. Who likes to count them anyway? The balance of nutrients and healthy fats prevents cravings.

Sugar addicts will not find the change easy. They are advised to focus on portion control of protein and fat, and gradually reduce your intake of starchy vegetables such as potatoes and parsnips.

In the end, one has to reevaluate old notions about nutrition.

Continue in Part 3.