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What is a low-carb diet?

This inevitably leads to another question, “What are carbohydrates? Carbohydrates are a food group and so are the proteins and fats. Carbohydrates are vital for the functioning of the body because they are a source of energy and fiber.

Foods that contain provide vitamins, minerals, enzymes and proteins in some cases to our body. As in all there are good, average and poor. In general we can say that carbohydrates from refined foods and / or processed are not good for the body.

Bad Carbohydrates

If you stop to think a little more easy food to cook at a time of trouble surely include potatoes (potatoes), pasta and rice. Almost all foods except meat and fat are pure carbohydrates. But usually foods high in carbohydrates come from grains such as wheat, maize, barley and others.

In addition to grains also all kinds of beans or lentils are rich in carbohydrates. Fruits, vegetables and milk are also have carbohydrates.

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Imagine, your great grandmother (who died a century before last) suddenly appears in your house, after the surprise invite her to go to a public place. That you think will surprise most:
Technological advances
Fashions or
Chubby what human beings we have become.

For our ancestors, the food was a precious and scarce resource. Overweight was appreciated because it was associated with the accumulation of wealth. There were very few fat people.

If we add life expectancy was 40 years or so is easy to conclude that obesity was not a problem. At present almost all want to be skinny but the thinner the models become more fattening artists and the general population. What’s happening?

Are we getting fat?

According to the latest statistics worldwide overweight and obesity are an epidemic problem. Ironically well as the number of overweight people has also increased allowances.

Among the low-carb diets are: Atkins, The Zone (The Zone) and South Beach diet. If you want to lose weight diets low in carbohydrates or controlling its use are very effective. No extensive studies on the subject, but until now most people who follow low carb diets lose weight fast without starving.