"Low Carb Eating"
Below is a very basic, non-scientific explanation of how low carb eating will benefit your health and help your weight loss efforts as I understand it:
Many people cannot eat large amounts of carbohydrate foods - sugars and starches - without making and storing body FAT.
ALL carbohydrates, except for dietary fiber, are ultimately broken down into simple sugar molecules by digestive processes.
The body will not burn fat for fuel as long as there is a steady supply of quick-to-burn sugar. Inversely, without sugar, the body will be forced to body fat for energy.
The breakdown of fat will produce energy for the body, and ketones, which are eliminated in the urine.
Insulin levels are stabilized because the pancreas no longer has to pump out large amounts in response to sugary, starchy meals or snacks. Insulin not only helps sugar enter the cells for fuel, it also promotes the conversion of excess sugar into FAT.
So now, you are not only burning fat for fuel, you are also no longer making and storing body fat.
Without surges and dips in insulin levels, your blood sugar remains stable.
Result: You no longer have cravings and blood sugar swings. The presence of ketones helps control hunger. You lose fat and you lose weight.
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