Weight Loss: Why Low Carb Diets don't work and are Dangerous!

Thinking about losing those holiday kilos? Planning to use a low carbohydrate diet to achieve this weight loss? Think againÂ…Low Carb diets can be extremely dangerous for women between the ages of 14 and 40! While maintaining a healthy weight is importantÂ… the dangers associated with low or no carbohydrate diet’s quickly outweighs the initial benefits. Low carb diets have become very popular in recent years as a quick fix for weight loss, however it has been found that most of the initial weight loss is due to fluid and muscle tissueÂ…not even fat!

Low carbohydrate diets aim to reduce the amount of carbs/sugar from your diet and increase the intake of proteins and fats. On a No carbohydrate diet or Low carb diet you cut out things like pasta, bread, rice and alcohol, but you can eat as much meat, cheese and fatty things as you like. Low carb diets, like the Atkins or South Beach Diet aim to limit the carbohydrate intake to about thirty carbs per day.

Over the last 10 years since low carb diets have become popular, scientists and nutritionists have discovered many long term side effects and dangers of low carbohydrate diets! It has been discovered that Low or No Carb diets actually reduce brain function and affect your memory!

Your brain cells need two times more energy than the other cells in your body… and Glucose (sugar) is the only fuel normally used by brain cells! So by reducing carbohydrate intake or cutting carbs out completely you are doing serious damage to your brain cells! A low carbohydrate diet effectively starves the brain of glucose – leading to foggy thinking, poor concentration and reduced memory function. Not only this, but low glucose levels can also lead to mood swings, fatigue and even depression! It is agreed that reducing the amount of carbohydrates in your everyday diet is beneficial…however most of the Low Carb, No Carb diets on the market are too extreme for the body to cope with and can lead to serious health problems. A healthy, balanced eating and exercise plan is recommended by doctors and nutritionals if you want to lose weight… Low carb or No carb diets are dangerous!