If you decide to take the
low carbohydrate approach, you're going to have to increase your protein to make up for the lower carbohydrates.
So that's why my default is always going on a lower
carbohydrate approach because then we don't let people slip through the cracks and let's say someone will do better on higher carbs, well, great.
But the Atkins» high protein, high fat, low
carbohydrate approach presented a problem with the subjects showing an increase in LDL and total cholesterol levels.
First, lets establish I believe in a relatively moderate
carbohydrate approach for those who perform anaerobic training on a regular basis... Not too low, not too high, and eaten at the right times of day.
Although I advocate eliminating grains and limiting starchy tubers and low sugar fruits to two or three servings per day on an anti-Candida regimen, I do not endorse a very low
carbohydrate approach in this instance.
It does take a few weeks to become «keto - adapted» with a very
low carbohydrate approach, but if you give it time, I promise you, your energy will be «through the roof!»
One of the founding principles of the low
carbohydrate approach is that insulin is the key driver of obesity.
If you decide to choose the low
carbohydrate approach to dieting, the problem is that you can't just drop out all those carbohydrates and leave the amounts of protein and fat right where they were.
An interesting book on the subject is written by a physician who has had type 1 diabetes for many decades and has managed it in part using a low
carbohydrate approach.
I believe a low
carbohydrate approach will be effective for either of these conditions.
Relatively speaking, this is still quite low when compared to a high (er)
carbohydrate approach.
While sedentary populations generally do better with a lower
carbohydrate approach, some controlled and well - timed carbs can help an athlete properly fuel and recover from intense strength or cross-training sessions.
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