The alkaline diet is a topic of curiosity to many people. Of course, the first thing most people want to know about this sort of diet is whether or not it will help them to achieve and sustain a suitable weight. In order to answer this question, let’s first talk about how diets work in general.
How does the alkaline diet–or any diet, for that matter–help you to slim down? The answer has to do with calories in versus calories out. Virtually any food can cause you to gain weight if you eat too much of it. It doesn’t matter whether we’re discussing greasy hamburgers, or a healthy salad weighed down with avocados and walnut pieces–if you consume more calories than you burn, you are going to gain weight.
As a result, the downside of the alkaline diet is that it does not guarantee weight loss. Some alkalizing foods are quite calorie-dense. I’m thinking in particular of nuts and seeds, avocados, and certain healthy oils. These are all very healthy foods, but if you’re attempting to slim down, you need to eat them in strict moderation.
To this point, it probably sounds as if I’m pretty gloomy about the alkaline diet for weight loss. In reality, I’m just attempting to be realistic. The only way to guarantee that you will lose weight is by counting calories. Any other method, from the alkaline diet to the low-carb diet, is not certain to make you lose weight. The good news about the alkaline diet, however, is that it promotes fresh fruits and vegetables, foods that are high in fiber and very filling, but typically low in calories.
To conclude, the alkaline diet can be an effective approach for weight loss, but just because a food is alkaline-producing doesn’t mean you can eat as much as you want. In other words, be careful to eat high-fat foods in moderation.
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