Personalized Diets Offer a Balanced Mix of Fuel

Low-carb and low-fat diets have advantages and disadvantages. Personalized diet plans, on the other hand, provide plenty of choices with most restrictions being the ‘bad for you’ foods. If you compare two extreme diets, such as very-low carbohydrate intake or very-low fat intake, there will likely be a metabolic advantage that boosts weight loss. However, permanent weight loss comes from a balanced mix of fuel and not extreme macronutrient diet plans. For decades, dieters were told to avoid eating fat to keep from being fat. After all, fat has twice the calories per gram than the same amount of carbohydrates or protein. So, it is crucial that the fats you eat come from healthy sources. Both saturated and trans fats that are often found in processed foods, baked goods and animal products, are unhealthy options for permanent weight loss.

Preference for Sweets Begins at an Early Age

All macronutrients have a place as part of a balanced diet, but sugar should be consumed in moderation. Listed below are the four basic forms of sugars found in carbohydrates:

• Monosaccharides - Composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms, monosaccharides cannot be broken down further since they are already in their simplest form. Dextrose, fructose and galactose are common monosaccharides.
• Disaccharides - When two simple sugars are joined, a double sugar or disaccharide is formed, like table sugar (sucrose) or lactose. Sucrose is the most consumed disaccharide. Like monosaccharides, disaccharides are water soluble.
• Polysaccharides - Polysaccharides molecules consist of many sugar molecules bonded together, such as a starch or cellulose. These polymeric carbohydrate structures serve as energy storage or structural support as they are not highly digestible but provide dietary fiber.
• Oligosaccharides - This saccharide polymer contain a small number of simple sugars (monosaccharides) and have many functions such as cell recognition and binding. They have an important role in supporting the immune system.

Due to hundreds of taste buds dedicated to tasting sweetness, a preference for sweets starts at an early age. However, the role of sugar in our diet is highly controversial.

Consuming the Right Fats and Carbs Aids Weight Loss

The amount of time it takes for your fat loss journey can vary significantly based on the amount of fat you need to lose and how your body processes fat as well as the sustainability of lifestyle interventions. Nonetheless, consuming both healthy fats and consuming healthy carbs can help you shed pounds. Sugar aids fermentation of many common foods and fermentation allows microorganisms to generate energy by oxidizing carbohydrates. Shedding fat requires unlocking the carbon stored in fat cells, so it is essential to eat less and move more to utilize your lungs as an excretory organ for fat. Some dieters think that body fat converts to muscle when they exercise, which is scientifically impossible. Another misconception about where fat goes when you shed weight is that fat escapes during a bowel movement. Truth is excess fat converts to carbon dioxide and water and escapes as urine or sweat, not as excrement.