Low Carb Diet Foods
Can They Help You Lost Weight?
Low carb diet foods are sometimes now being repositioned as “low-glycemic index” or “low sugar” foods, but they were all the rage for a couple years. Although some studies have shown that a low carbohydrate diet (but not specifically low carb foods) can help you lose weight, it is not clear if it is the reduction in carbs, or rather the increase in protein and fats that helps you to lose weight. It does seem that protein and fats are more filling, and they tend to be harder and thus take longer to digest, so this often means that you eat less when you consume more foods that are full of protein and fat in your diet.
Low Carb Often Contains Soy, Which Can Depress Thyroid
Although low carbohydrate breads and other foods usually have more protein in them, and can also keep you from getting hungry again for a longer period of time, you have to be careful because often they contain lots of soy flour or other soy products. In the long run, this can interfere with your thyroid function, which in turn can slow down your metabolism and make it hard for you to reach or maintain a normal weight. (See Thyroid Section)
“Low Carb” Diet Foods Often Means Bad Fats
Another problem is that ”low carb” diet foods usually have the wrong kinds of fats in them, like various vegetable oils, including soy oil. For more about the problems with vegetable oils and polyunsaturated oils, go to our polyunsaturated oils section. In addition, some low-carb sweets use large amounts of sugar alcohols, such as malitol, instead of sugar. This can have a laxative effect, and may not be good for you in other ways.
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