Success with low fat diets, long term, are rare. Severe food restrictions cause most people to eventually abandon the diet program. Often the body’s metabolic regulation becomes confused and ultimately greater fat gain actually occurs.
Even worse is the depletion of essential nutrients which exacerbates the problem. Food cravings often increase and the psychological impact of failure is perceived. Failure causes stress and frustration. This only makes the problem worse.
Alternative Health Author Dr. Van Loan
A diet that provides all of the body’s nutrients, satiates the appetite and results in permanent weight loss is what works long term. When amino acids from protein are deficient the body cannibalizes muscle tissue and weight loss occurs at the expense of muscle instead of fat.
According to alternatives and board certified cardiologist Stephen Sinatra, M.D., a vegetarian diet usually is deficient in the antioxidant, anti-aging nutrients of L-Carnitine, CoQ-10, and alpha lipoic acid (ALA); because they are most abundant in animal flesh like fish and meat. They are most essential to heart health as well as good fat metabolism. See blog: http://naturalhealthsecrets.ws for more information on heart disease and dietary factors.
Often total vegetarian meals are not available and even if they are, getting adequate protein and amino acids is more challenging. It is hard to follow and maintain long term. Another blog on the subject of weight control is at: http://weightlossvictory.info