Protein Diet Plan

The latest craze among weight conscious people is low carbohydrate and high protein diet. Low carbohydrates are called ketogenic, low carbohydrates diminish the glycogen that are stored in the liver and the muscles and dehydrating the body which leads to drop in the weight, that is mistaken as loss of fat, but is actually loss of muscle and dehydration

Diminishing of glycogen from the muscle causes fatigue and makes it difficult to exercise and makes you less lively which is bad for the metabolism of the body. The body uses the protein and fat due to the loss of carbohydrate. In spite of high protein intake it does not help because there is caloric deficit.

Diminishing of glycogen leads to loss of muscle, glycogen is the fuel for muscle movements in the body. The muscle fibers do not contract much due to the absence of glycogen that is not available for the muscles. The absence of glycogen in muscle leads to loss of firmness.

Loss of muscle leads to reduction in the basil metabolism rate, metabolism usually takes place in the muscles of the body, lesser the muscles slower the metabolism, which burns fewer calories in 24 hours.

Dehydration in the body leads to sagging of the skin and muscles; they make your appearance unhealthy and dull. Low carbohydrate diets destroy the physical strength, physique, and charm on the face. They make you body look very loose. Low carbohydrate diets cause rise in the insulin level because it is suggested that carbohydrates such as breads, potatoes, pastas jack fruit etc should be avoided, they contain high glycemic index.

The other carbohydrate that is bad for health and weight loss are rice, baked items, high fat cookies, sugared drinks etc. Although there are carbohydrates that are good for health such as fruits, pastas, vegetables, brown rice, legumes etc, ample volume of proteins carbohydrate or fat are not good for weight loss or for the health. Low carbohydrate diets are very difficult to maintain for a long period of time.

Over the long run people regain the weight that they have lost due to inappropriate maintenance of the same diet, it further does not help to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Low carbohydrates diets lack in fiber. Vegetarian food is high in fiber because it is plant based but non – vegetarian food does not contain any amount of fiber at all. Low carbohydrate diet leads to many health problems, that very painful and never ending.