Carb Counter

It's time to bite back. Listening to the advertisers -- and dutifully counting carbs -- is no way to diet. However, there is no denying that the Low carb mania is here! Recent polls indicate over 30 million Americans are engaged in some form of controlled carbohydrate dieting. From literally A to Z: the Atkins Diet to the Zone, dieters are altogether rejecting grain products and are turning both the food pyramid and conventional nutritional wisdom, upside down.

Carb counting is fast replacing calorie counting as the dominant preoccupation of American dieters. Carb counting, disposes with the absurd one-sideness of caloric content, which is a strictly abstract and quantitative standard of measurement. Significantly more sophisticated, carb counting acknowledges that there are radical differences in the way in which carbohydrates, proteins and fats are metabolized and effect the body - I.e., not all calories are created equal! There is a growing perception that some fats - like those found in coconut or flaxseed - actually stimulate the metabolism and promote weight loss, whereas some carbohydrates - like the starches found in bread or potatoes - are rapidly transformed into adipose tissue through the insulin response they provoke.

In short, you have to remember that this is a lifestyle change and not a "diet." If you're looking for a quick plan to lose 5 pounds and then go back to eating (what you've thought of as) "normally", then this is likely not the plan for you. Be aware that there are still MANY misconceptions out there about this diet. You will face lots of skeptics and you may even argue with yourself a little.

 

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