Question 1

is carb cycling (2 high carb day followed by 1 low carb day) long term safe for someone who is athletic and don't need to lose weight ?

Accepted Answer

Depends what type of: exercising you are doing? High intensity, triathlon, marathon,  or short burst, walking, running, sprinting? If you are a long, term high intensity runner, triathlon, you need to have more calories (carbs) before hand to not burn up (or consume) your muscles as fuel instead of the carbs. If you just do mild exercising (nothing long distance), it will be safer. Moderation is key!

Question 2

are low carb high fat diets safe?

Accepted Answer

Safe but not healthy: Low carb is good especially low refined carbs but high fat is not good especially animal fats. Beware of foods that come from animals that walk on 4 legs (or that are mistreated!) eat lots of fruit vegetables grains high quality protein. If you are diabetic watch out for the fruit. There are a lot of very good websites that can advise you on healthy diets. And don't forget to be active!

Question 3

what is meant by low carb high fat?

Accepted Answer

Food Components: Generally, the components of all food (which can be burned to release calories) are composed of carbohydrate, fat &/or protein molecules. The rest is water, indigestable + trace vitamines & minerals.
Carb refers to carbohydrates, meaning sugar molecules, both simple &/or complex. Fat refers to all fat (aka oil, lipid, hydrocarbon) molecules. Use google images to see the molecular patterns of atoms.

Question 4

anyone know what is a list of low carb foods?

Accepted Answer

See below: Typically rice, pasta, bread, and wheat will be high in carbs.  Low carb foods would include fish, chicken, beef, and most fruits and vegetables.

Question 5

what's the best vegetables to eat doing low carb?

Accepted Answer

Grn & Yel above Gnd: Lots of choices: most above ground & some below ground vegetables are probably good choices, fresh better if able, so lots of options. The high carb ones to avoid are corn, potatoes, cooked carrots (raw ok). Steam, add butter or real cheese if desired for flavor, etc.

Question 6

is it possible to succeed with low carb high fat diets?

Accepted Answer

Anything is possible: Low carb, high fat diets are good at short term weight loss but, as is true with all diets, don't fare well over the long term.  Some people are outliers - you could be one of them.

Question 7

can you please tell me what exactly is considered "low carb"?

Accepted Answer

Low carb: There is probably too much emphasis on 'low carb' the emphasis should likely be on low processed sugar food product. Carbohydates as a generic term are not necessarily bad. If you eat natural foods rather than processed foods you are likely better off.

Question 8

what would be the most common low carb but high in fibre food?

Accepted Answer

Vegetables: Most vegetables are low in carbohydrates and high in fiber. Fruits are higher in carbohydrates and lower in fiber than vegetables. Meat has no fiber, fowl and fish have no fiber. Whole grains and beans may contain a good amount of fiber but are high in calories compared to vegetables. Make half your plate fresh vegetables and youre off to a good start.

Question 9

what foods can i eat that are low carb but good to eat when sick?

Accepted Answer

CNS: Chicken Noodle Soup is the traditional food we eat when we're sick - it only has 7 g of carb per serving: that's only 2% of your daily recommended allowance.

Question 10

what're the effects of the low-carb hyper-caloric diet on the body?

Accepted Answer

Controversial: My conclusion is that such a diet is likely to be less fattening, but more likely to result in more heart disease and hardening of arteries. The healthiest diet is one that limits whites like sugar, flour, rice, and pasta, includes unlimited vegetables, a lot of fruits and beans, some nuts and whole grains, 3 xs a week wild salmon, and uses almond milk; limits dairy, meats, and lots of oils.

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