Low carb diets are very effective in achieving weight loss when followed. But the key word there is that they should be followed. However, there are controversies about their healthiness. Definitely, people get into these diets to lose weight. But what every person getting into this is not only the aspect of losing weight but also as always, keeping the weight off. But it goes beyond that. It also involves being and staying healthy and functional in whatever we do everyday. A slim person is definitely not attractive if he or she is weak from lack of nutrients and energy due to these low carb diets.
The body uses up carbohydrates first as a source of energy. If there are more carbohydrates taken in, the body stores the surplus as fat. If there are fewer carbohydrates taken it, the body is forced to use the stored fat for its energy requirement. The principle of these low carb diets is to take in food low in carbohydrates so that the body is forced to use its stored fat.
By drastically reducing carbohydrates to a small fraction of a persons diet, the body goes into ketosis. The body burns its own fat to convert into energy A person in ketosis is getting...