For the last several years, the biggest diet buzzwords have all been, low-carb dieting. While it’s true that many of the high carbohydrate foods that we eat are not good high metabolism foods, our body does need carbohydrates for energy. It is not a good idea to totally eliminate carbohydrates from your diet. Here’s why:
If you follow a low-carb diet for a long time, you run the risk of creating health problems. If you DO put yourself on a low carbohydrate diet, make sure it’s only for a short period of time. Some of the health risks you face with long term low-carb dieting are truly frightening.
For one, diets that are high in animal proteins build up acids in your bloodstream that come as by products of digesting large amounts of animal protein. Unfortunately, our bodies leach calcium from our bones to neutralize these acids. This is a particularly severe problem for women and can can lead to osteoporosis over the long term.
Another problem with very low carbohydrate diets is that they can boost your chances of getting certain types of cancer. The American Institute for Cancer Research has found that low-carb diets that restrict vegetables, whole grains, and fruit (all excellent metabolism foods)…but are high in animal proteins, increase our cancer risks.
Another unintended consequence of low-carb diets is that it increases the proportion of fats that we eat. Studies have shown that countries with high rates of fat consumption are directly correlated with higher rates of breast cancer. To help overcome the risk of breast cancer, be sure your diet includes a lot of high fiber metabolism foods.
It’s even more alarming to see that overly consuming saturated fat can increase the risk factors for raising so-called “bad” or LDL cholesterol, as well as increasing your risk of stroke and heart disease.
To effectively lose weight, we need to include carbohydrates, proteins and fats in our diets. Our body needs them all – in the right proportions. There are many alternative high metabolism foods in each of the three categories that are healthier than others, but we need all three.
If you want to lose weight and keep it off, you need to increase your metabolic rate with the right metabolism foods. You can safely increase your metabolism in several ways which are healthy and are going to keep you in good shape. A good lifestyle change “diet” is never going to leave you hungry or deprive you of enough food.
To learn more about metabolism foods and the best ones for your metabolism – and how you can give it a boost, take a look at my website. While you’re there, why not enroll for a free copy of my “Fast Weight Loss Tips!” mini-course?
