Dangers & Side Effects of Low Carb Diets

While low carb diets boast high weight loss statistics, the dangers and side effects outweigh the positive, often temporary, results. By cutting out all carbs, most people are able to quickly lose weight and slim down. Only problem is that they gain the weight back very quickly as soon as they reintroduce carbs back into their diet. So while reducing the carbs in your diet can definitely help keep your weight under wraps, eliminating all carbs from your diet can be dangerous, unhealthy and result in extreme weight gain down the road.

Dangers of Low Carb Diets

Eating large amounts of meat may lead to a higher risk of heart disease and certain types of cancers.  Suddenly cutting carbs in your diet lower than 20g per day can result in Ketosis. Temporary side effects of low carb diets may include:

• Constipation
• Dizziness
• Weakness
• Headaches
• Fatigue

Low Carb Diets Boast Big Results

Cutting out all carbs may help you lose a lot of weight initially, if you stop your low carb diet, you may just pack those pounds back on.  Studies have shown that low carb diet weight loss averages over a year are the same as those of a low-fat, low-calorie diet.  Carbohydrates are used by your body for energy and can help maintain a healthy metabolism, therefore by eliminating them from your diet your metabolism will fall which causes weight gain. Too many carbs, though, will result in your body not being able to use the excess carbs which are then turned to fat, therefore a healthy maintained level of carbs in your diet is ideal.

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