To anyone who doubts
the power of low carbohydrate diets, check this out.
Not exact matches
During the late 1990s and early 2000s,
low -
carbohydrate diets became some
of the most popular
diets in the U.S., and versions
of this
diet (the Zone
Diet, Protein
Power Lifeplan, Go
Lower Diet, and South Beach
diet, among others) remain popular today.
Probably in consequence
of the high proportion
of fat in the
diet of Olympic weightlifters,
carbohydrate intake is generally much
lower than standard recommendations for strength and
power athletes (Slater & Phillips, 2011), where 55 — 60 %
of caloric intake is generally proposed (Rogozkin, 2000).
The Protein
Power Diet is one
of several high - protein
diets that focuses on limiting
carbohydrates to
lower the body's insulin level.