High Protein and Low Carb is the Way to Go

It is becoming more and more clear that obesity is responsible for high morbidity and mortality in our societies. From cancer, through cardiovascular diseases like stroke and heart attacks, to diabetes and pneumonia, obesity has been implicated.

The constant given in all this is that we gain weight when we eat more than we expend, in energy terms.

It is also evident that exposure to toxins such as alcohol, smoking, food additives and environmental pollutants may be contributing to slowing our metabolism, making it difficult for us to shed the extra weight.

Sedentary lifestyle, from the nature of our jobs and our modes of transport, is a major contributory factor in the upsurge of obesity that we are currently experiencing in our modern world. This is further compounded by the fact that we are equally eating more.

The answer to this puzzle lies in both exercising regularly and eating wisely. A diet rich in proteins, especially plant proteins like beans, and low in refined carbohydrates should help us maintain a good trim which does not only help in promoting our health but also helps in our physical appearance, boosting our self-confidence. Studies show that a high protein and low carbohydrate diet permits already trim people to eat without gaining weight, this, because the mix helps us feel full sooner and limits our food intake. The satiety center of the brain is very sensitive to a high protein meal.

For a person who is already obese, the objective is to first lose weight through exercise and then to indulge in the healthy diet. A thirty minute moderate exercise is the minimum recommended daily dose, until ideal weight is achieved.

Dr.Oliver V Birnso

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