Carbohydrate blockers cause unpleasant side effects and deny the body of important vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. Here's why:
Side Effects
It is claimed that carbohydrate blockers permit carbohydrates to pass through the body undigested. The side effects of this process include gastrointestinal upset and excessive wind.
Poor Nutrition
Carbohydrate is the body's preferred fuel source: many carbohydrate-rich foods offer vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. So when you block carbohydrates, you deny your body important nutrients.
Safety Issues
People with a medical condition should be wary of carbohydrate blockers: especially people with Diabetes.
Lack of Effectiveness
The manufacturers of carbohydrate blockers claim they can 'block' up to 1125 Calories per meal, helping people lose 5kgs in two months. These results are by no means remarkable. At the Wesley Weight Management Clinic our heaviest client group loses an average of 7.9kgs in one month, 15kgs in three months and 21kgs in six months.
So when it comes to healthy weight loss there's no quick and easy solution: you need to change your lifestyle by eating a healthy balanced diet and engaging in regular exercise.
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Are Slimming Pills Safe?
Slimming pills will probably help you lose weight, but that weight loss comes at a price: your health.
Slimming pills don't contain the right balance of macronutrients (carbohydrate, fat and fibre) that your body needs for good health and proper function.
Plus by reducing the amount of fat in your diet, slimming pills risk your mental health. Your brain's cells need a type of fat called Omega 3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA) to build their protective membranes. PUFAs are only found in a select group of foods including seafood, flax send, canola oil, soy bean oil and walnuts. A lack of PUFAs can disrupt your brain's cell membranes, a condition that has been related to clinical depression (1). In fact studies have found that it only takes one month for mood to deteriorate when the proportion of daily energy intake from dietary fat is reduced from 41% to 25% (2).
There's absolutely no need to risk your health to lose weight: weight loss should improve your health not harm it!
To lose weight the healthy way you need to eat a nutritious diet, with small meals and snacks every 2-3 hours, as well as engaging in regular exercise. To find out how you can integrate a healthy, balanced diet into your lifestyle see an Accredited Practicing Dietitian. If you are based in Queensland, you can see a Dietitian at the Wesley Weight Management Clinic.
References:
1. Lombard, C. 2000, 'What is the Role of Food in Preventing Depression and Improving Mood, Performance and Cognitive Function?' Medical Journal of Australia, 173:s104-105
2. Anita S. Wells, Nicholas W. Read, Jonathan D. E. Laugharne and N. S. Ahluwalia, 1998, 'Alterations in Mood After Changing to a low Fat Diet' British Journal of Nutrition, 79 , pp 23-30
Slimming pills don't contain the right balance of macronutrients (carbohydrate, fat and fibre) that your body needs for good health and proper function.
Plus by reducing the amount of fat in your diet, slimming pills risk your mental health. Your brain's cells need a type of fat called Omega 3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA) to build their protective membranes. PUFAs are only found in a select group of foods including seafood, flax send, canola oil, soy bean oil and walnuts. A lack of PUFAs can disrupt your brain's cell membranes, a condition that has been related to clinical depression (1). In fact studies have found that it only takes one month for mood to deteriorate when the proportion of daily energy intake from dietary fat is reduced from 41% to 25% (2).
There's absolutely no need to risk your health to lose weight: weight loss should improve your health not harm it!
To lose weight the healthy way you need to eat a nutritious diet, with small meals and snacks every 2-3 hours, as well as engaging in regular exercise. To find out how you can integrate a healthy, balanced diet into your lifestyle see an Accredited Practicing Dietitian. If you are based in Queensland, you can see a Dietitian at the Wesley Weight Management Clinic.
References:
1. Lombard, C. 2000, 'What is the Role of Food in Preventing Depression and Improving Mood, Performance and Cognitive Function?' Medical Journal of Australia, 173:s104-105
2. Anita S. Wells, Nicholas W. Read, Jonathan D. E. Laugharne and N. S. Ahluwalia, 1998, 'Alterations in Mood After Changing to a low Fat Diet' British Journal of Nutrition, 79 , pp 23-30
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