Low Carb Diets

[The Rose]

I don't fully understand why low carb diets are best for fat loss (cutting phase). Can anyone clearly explain?

 

[Arnold]

Carbohydrates, are readily converted into fat by the action of insulin. When you eat a high-carbohydrate meal, the increased blood sugar stimulates insulin production by the pancreas. Insulin is the hormone that allows blood sugar to be used by the cells. However, a side effect of insulin is that it also causes fat to be deposited, and it stimulates your brain to produce hunger signals. Restricting the intake of carbohydrates puts a halt to this vicious cycle. When you restrict your carbohydrate intake, your insulin levels decrease and the levels of glucagon increase. Glucagon is a hormone that causes body fat to be burned and cholesterol to be removed from deposits in the arteries. If you severely restrict carbs, your body goes into a state of ketosis -- burning fat with the subsequent production of ketone bodies in the bloodstream.




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got muscle?

 

[Distortion]

carbs=glucose right? and glucose is basically sugar i think. I'm trying to cut some but not speceficaly carbs, but whenever I lift i get dizzy if i stand up to quickly, am i not getting enough sugar?

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get bigger, stronger, faster

 

[MtnBikerChk]

You know, Prince, you are like an encyclopedia of nutrition. Maybe you should start a website with just that kind of static info!

Thanks, man!

 

[crowman]

If your getting dizzy you probably need more sugar, keto-diets are not good for the body.

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-Crowman
MASS ABOVE ALL

 

[The Rose]

Prince: Carbohydrates, are readily converted into fat by the action of insulin. When you eat a high-carbohydrate meal, the increased blood sugar stimulates insulin production by the pancreas.

The Rose: I've read that carbs + protein or carbs + fat actually stimulates the release of more insulin than carbs alone. As an example, milk is low glycemic. However, it has a high insulin index. This would mean that there is no perfect correlation between the glycemic index of foods and amount of insulin released from the pancreas (insulin index).