Carb Lovers Diet
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Be aware: this is only the goal of this diet, not necessarily its outcome. Results vary from person to person. Consult your doctor or dietician before starting this (or any other) diet.
Ellen Kunes and Frances Largeman-Roth are the inventors of the Carb Lovers Diet. In this diet you mainly eat 'good' carbohydrates (resistant starch). These carbohydrates aren’t absorbed by the body, but they do make you feel ‘full’. You eat about 2-3 times as much of these types of carbohydrates as you normally would.
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The goal of this diet is to lose about 3.5 kg in 30 days. In the first week of the diet you (are supposed to) eat about 1200 calories a day. In this week you try to lose 2.5 kg. After this first week you eat 1600 calories per day (3 meals and 2 snacks per day). A quarter of each meal should consist of good carbohydrates.
Examples of products with these ‘good’ carbohydrates are: green bananas, oatmeal, legumes, wholemeal pasta and boiled potatoes. Besides consuming these carbohydrates, the diet promotes eating lean meat, low-fat dairy products, ‘good’ fats, fruits and vegetables.
Consult your doctor or dietician before starting this (or any other) diet, especially if you have bowel problems.
Two books have been written about the Carb Lovers diet. We've listed them for you as ad links from Amazon below:
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As you see fit
The idea behind this book is that 'resistant starch' does not affect your calorie intake. Resistant starch is said not be absorbed through the intestines so you can eat a lot of it and it also makes you feel full because of the fibre. Anyone with diabetes who takes blood sugar measurements does see their blood sugar rise after a meal of legumes, for example. So resistant starch definitely does get absorbed in the intestines and enters the blood as glucose. The only benefit may be that it enters the blood delayed. There will be a spike in your blood sugar to a lesser extent. The downside is that eating lots of carbs can actually make some people feel hungrier. Carbs are much less necessary for the body than is often thought. To lose weight, your body needs to burn fat, while eating carbohydrates keeps your metabolism burning sugar. Therefore, eating so many carbohydrates may not always deliver what it promises: lose 3.5 kg in 4 weeks. This is above average anyway. Possibly only in younger people who change their diet from highly processed to less processed. That alone will cause you to eat less than you used to. In all likelihood, that is the main reason for success. Bear in mind that the low-fat dairy recommended here is more processed than full-fat dairy.
With the professional help of a dietitian it should be easier to reach your goals. Please contact a dietician in your area or talk to a doctor before starting any diet.
Please take note that most diets do not have a scientific basis.
Consult your doctor or dietician before starting a diet, especially if you have a chronic condition like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, lung disease or kidney disease.
If you think you might have an eating disorder (like anorexia or bulimia), it is important to look for professional help. Contact your (house) doctor or find help elsewhere. Here you can find a list of several websites that can provide (online) help. These sites also provide information for people that know someone with an eating disorder.