While very low-carb diets might help in short-term weight reduction, they have a few effects which may contribute to risk of heart disease, as per new suggestions by National Lipid Association.
The scientific statement, based on one review conducted on an existing research, emphasizes a few advantages of extremely low-carb or ketogenic diet, including low blood sugar levels, low lipid levels and appetite suppression in people having diabetes.
However, a ketogenic diet is linked with hike in bad cholesterol as well which can develop in our blood vessels and cause clots.
In the course of 6 months, people might lose more of weight with the help of famous low carb-diets such as ketogenic, Atkins, Zone and South Beach diets, as per the National Lipid Association. However, after one year, the amount of weight lost with such diets is the same to what a person can attain with diets which allow more carbs, as per the suggestions. It stresses that very low-carb diets could also restrict the nutrient-rich foods which provide cardiovascular advantages.
Ideally, one should adopt to a diet rich with whole foods and plants which offers overall cardiovascular benefits, as per AndrewMente from Canada’s University of Hamilton.
The suggestions from the National Lipid Association appear in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology.