Despite the benefit of having body fat, doctors agree on the health risk of visceral fat.
Visceral fat is concentrated near many vital organs, including the liver, stomach and intestine.
Russia Today has reported by Dr. David Edwards, GP and Feel Alive consultant, with Express.co.uk, about how the keto diet can help you shed visceral fat.
Edwards says the keto diet is probably still the most popular of all diets today, and the ketogenic diet may have additional benefits against diabetes and Alzheimer’s.
On how this diet helps lose visceral fat, Edwards replies: “The keto diet is low in carbohydrates, which means very low sugar, which leads the body to ketosis, which is where the body is forced to break down fat for fuel. Visceral fat appears around the stomach area, but it is also stored in nearby organs such as the liver, pancreas and intestine, and it is clearly not a health condition. Carbohydrates (which include all sugars) when eaten in excessive quantities, stimulate insulin to store it as fat, and appear mainly around the middle.
Asked how exactly the diet works, Edwards said: “You shouldn’t eat more than 20 grams of carbohydrates, certainly in the early stages of the diet, so weight loss can be significant and rapid. Protein levels are high, which allows muscle retention, maintains metabolism efficiency in the body, and burns more calories at rest. ”
In a study conducted with the National Institutes of Health in the US National Library of Medicine, the effects of a low-carb ketogenic diet were analyzed.
The study concluded that patients who followed the ketogenic diet experienced a significant improvement in fat loss.
Foods permitted in this diet include fish, seafood, low-carb vegetables, cheese, avocado, chicken, eggs, nuts and seeds, yogurt, cottage cheese, berries, coffee, unsweetened tea, and dark chocolate.
Foods to restrict include grains, starchy vegetables, high-sugar fruits, juices, honey, syrups, sugar in any form, chips, crackers, and baked goods.
It is not enough to change the diet. Regular exercise is also important to get rid of visceral fat, with the most effective aerobic exercise.
Studies have shown that aerobic exercise can help people lose visceral fat, even without dieting.
It is worth noting that when there are restrictions on food groups, there will be potential depletion of nutrients, in this case calcium, to the absence of dairy products in the plan. In addition, there will be a potential deficiency of B vitamins rich in whole grains.
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