Due to the legitimate concerns for long term health and well being, many embrace low fat, high carbohydrate diet plans with the expectation of not only improving overall longevity, but also losing significant levels of stored body fat. Unfortunately, these high carbohydrate diet structures are actually one of several factors leading to society's current obesity crisis, and unfortunately, most continue to blindly embrace such flawed plans. When one increases carbohydrates to compensate for a reduction in dietary fat, the body naturally releases a greater level of insulin (a fat storage hormone), and thus INCREASES the level of stored calories. Yes, high carbohydrate focus will actually PROMOTE BODY FAT INCREASE, which ruins both appearance and long term health. Although the concept of lowering dietary fat for improved health is valid (and I am in full agreement with), it cannot result in a compensatory carbohydrate increase, as this will negate all positive effects.
In short -- AVOID HIGH CARBOHYDRATE DIET PLANS! Remember, weight (fat) loss
results from
PROPER consumption of nutrients, and NOT an overload of fat producing carbohydrates.
I have achieved tremendous
success (over 50 pounds of FAT lost) through
effective implementation of dietary rules -- when done correctly, the urge
for such a counterproductive dietary philosophy disappears.