In the last 20 years or so there has been a boom in interest in macronutrient ratios, or the proportions of proteins, carbohydrates and fats in our diet. We have seen the low fat diet, the Atkins diet, the food combining diet and many others. All of these diets are an attempt to manipulate body chemistry in such as way that the dieter loses body weight. And to a degree, they all work. Unfortunately they are all also detrimental to your health both in the long and short term. Most of these diets will produce weight loss, but the weight loss will be composed of a mixture of muscle tissue, water and some body fat. For more information about dieting for fat loss, ask about our Dietary Analysis Package. What follows is a description of some of the more commonly utilized nutrient ratios.
High Carb, Moderate Protein, Low Fat.
This is typically the dietary approach followed by athletes and active people. The benefits are that a large intake of carbohydrates gives plenty of energy, sufficient protein provides the building blocks for recovering from training and low fat provides a variety of health benefits including lowered risk of heart disease etc. The disadvantages of such an approach are that some individuals are insulin sensitive, which means that there body tends to deposit carbohydrate calories as body fat more readily than in others. Secondly, most of our carbohydrates come from heavily processed sources like white flour, which are almost devoid of fiber, vitamins and minerals. If you follow a high carb diet you must .......
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