DIETS

PROTEIN POWER DIET

Information: diet issues. The Protein Power plan is a nutritional strategy involving lower carbohydrate, adequate protein and healthy fat choices.

The plan is divided into three main stages: Phase I, Phase II and Maintenance levels. It is designed to lower and control insulin levels by decreasing the intake of carbohydrates.

When carbohydrates are broken down into simple sugars and then absorbed into the blood stream, the hormone insulin is released according to the amount of sugar present.

Chronically elevated insulin levels are a major risk factor for many of the diseases of modern civilization such as obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease, gout, reflux, iron overload and sleep apnea, to mention a few.

Seventy five percent of people over-secrete insulin in response to carbohydrate intake. The diet is designed to control insulin levels and improve health conditions.

By following the diet you will most likely experience an improvement in insulin resistant health conditions such as: hypertension, high cholesterol and triglyceride levels, gout, gastro-esophageal diseases, diabetes, polycystic ovarian disease, iron storage disorder, as well as decrease cravings for not only food but cigarettes and alcohol as well as loose weight and increase energy.

Protein Power - Similar to the Atkins diet, this diet relies on the process of ketosis to help you shed pounds. Ketosis happens when you don't eat enough carbohydrates, which are your body's primary fuel source.

First, your body first burns its carbohydrate stores, then the protein in its lean muscle tissue for energy. This process causes the release a lot of stored water weight. In the first weeks of these diets, the pounds drop off - but it is due to the excretion of all this water, not fat.

Remember too, that your goal is to maintain as much muscle mass as you can to keep your metabolic rate elevated - you don't want your body burning your muscle for energy, which happens in ketosis.

Eventually, your body also starts burning some fat, but not as well as exercise or slight caloric restriction does. And weight loss stops when you add more carbohydrate back to your diet.

So, if you ever plan to eat normally again (and if you're human, you will want to), count on the lost weight returning (note: weight gain after re-adding carbohydrates is due to water storage, not FAT gain).

Protein Power Claims

1. Fast weight loss.
2. Scientifically researched (by the Eades).
3. Keeps disease at bay.
4. Reduces your insulin.

Protein Power Drawbacks

1. Protein estimation by physical exercise is controversial.
2. Ketosis, caused by lack of carbs, is unhealthy.
3. Not a long term solution to weight loss.

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