What is the theory behind Atkins diet or low-carb diet?
1) It is seen that over-weight people tend to consume lot of carbohydrates in their diet. Though the body burns fats and carbohydrates both for release of energy, the carbohydrates are utilized first. Therefore, when we reduce carbohydrate intake drastically, the body naturally burns the stored fat first and thus the weight is reduced. 2) When the carbohydrates are restricted to fraction of our usual diet, the body tends to go into a state called ketosis. This is the state in which the body burns its fat stores for getting fuel. 3) Also ketosis is the stage in which the body feels a false feeling of satiety, thus the person tends to eat less. 4) However, if you consume high-carb diet (white flour and sugar especially), the sugar from carbohydrates enters the bloodstream and to keep check on it, body tends to secrete more insulin. Because of insulin, the extra sugar gets stored in liver and muscles. But when these are filled to their capacity, the insulin converts sugar to fat. 5) When
