The high carb diet, sometimes referred to as the Pritikin diet doesn’t work for everyone. The question is, which works best for me, a low protein diet, a high protein diet, or maybe a high carb low fat diet. The information provided by scores of books, web sites and TV commercials is extremely confusing and frustrating.
The ideal diet scenario continues to elude researchers. As recently as last week ABC News* published an article titled Is The Low-Fat, High-Carb Mantra A Myth?
The gold standard diet for decades has been five servings of fruits and vegetables per day and moderate to low consumption of fats and protein. Researchers are beginning to question the high carb low fat diet theory first pioneered by the Pritikin diet in the 1970’s because studies fail to consistently prove it to be right or wrong.
The other side of the coin is the low carbyhydrate, high protein diet commonly refered to as the Atkins diet which emphasizes proteins and fats and minimizes carbohydrates.
Why this dilemma? I believe the answer lies in the fact that we do not all have the same metabolism. Some metabolisms are carbohydrate-based, some are protein-based and some are balanced carb/protein-based. Because the metabolic type of individuals in the studies is not taken into consideration, results are inconsistent. In other words, they are not comparing apples with apples.
As I said in a previous blog, The point of the story is that metabolic typing is important for all of us. Some of us simply do not do as well as we should when we eat the wrong foods not compatible with our metabolic type. It even applies to vitamin supplements. It is entirely possible you are wasting money on supplements not compatible with your metabolic type. If you are on a weight loss you need to know what your metabolic type is. Eating, dieting and taking nutritional supplements which support your particular metabolism rather than work against it as was the case with the football player, greatly enhances your ability to overcome weight loss frustrations.
The online metabolic type test is free. It is simple and convenient to take and the information it provides you is worth your weight in gold. *ABC News/Health January 8, 2010
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