3. Atkins Diet
It is a diet of so-called decoupled, which prohibits mixing carbohydrates and fats, as it states that carbohydrates prevent fat burning.
Allowed to eat all fats and the amount to be spread over six meals a day. It enables all types of meats, sausages, eggs, fish and seafood (except oysters, clams and mussels), semi-cured and cured cheese, butter and margarine, lard, pork rinds, mayonnaise, cream, pate, olives, oil and vegetables.
It is a diet rich in fats and very low in carbohydrates, making it a diet that may produce acetone (ketogenic). Its only advantage that reduces appetite. However, the disadvantages, which are many, make it a dangerous diet:
- Increase of uric acid resulting from burning protein.
- Increased cholesterol due to the large amount of fat is taken, and consequently can cause cardiovascular problems.
- Gallbladder problems and constipation.
At first weight loss is done using the glycogen stored and removing water. From the third and fifth day glycogen stores are depleted so the brain will draw its energy to burn protein, strained the muscles, and fat, producing acetone (ketone bodies), which in turn causes halitosis.
4. Diet Montiñac
It is almost equal to that of Atkins, prohibiting mixing fats with carbohydrates, but it gets a certain amount of alcohol (a glass of wine with meals). It is based on not consider the calories in food, but their glycemic index (ability to raise blood glucose).
Distinguishes two types of food:
- Foods with “bad carbohydrates”, which are those with high glycemic index (rise much sugar in the blood). Are potatoes, carrots, honey, chocolate, sugar, sweet drinks, white bread, refined flour, polished rice, nuts.
- Foods with “good carbohydrates” (slightly elevated blood glucose). They are brown rice, whole grains, peas, beans, fresh fruit, chocolate, etc..
According to this diet, foods can be fried (no batter) and recommended to take the fruit away from the food and dessert ever. This diet emphasizes avoiding “bad carbohydrates” but, paradoxically, can freely take red meats, fish, eggs, meats, fatty cheeses, etc..
The excess of these foods causes increased cholesterol, triglycerides and uric acid, with consequent negative effects on the cardiovascular system.
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