Types of Diets

Ways to lose weight

Nutrition/Mitigation

Micronutrients facts
Types of Carbs Carbs are 4 calories per gram
fruits, vegatables and bread 5% to 10% calories consumed from carbs
Proteins

Proteins are 4 calories per gram
chicken,beef,fish,turkey and eggs 20% to 30% of calories consumed from protein
Fats Fats are 9 calories per gram
olive oil, nuts, avaocados, seeds and fatty fish 0-3% of calories consumed through fats

  It’s well known that the result of these diets and methods of eating is effective for fat/weight loss but it’s ultimately also clear that there is a cost, such as Risk of Malnutrition, Muscle loss, Fatigue dizziness and even low blood sugar and red blood cell counts, but let’s understand why? The 6 main groups are protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and water your body needs all 6 for energy production, growth, repair and to regulate body processes Nutrients: (Their interactions. 2004).

  1. Carbs

  2. Proteins

  3. Fats


When people go on a diet they tend to avoid Carbohydrates because “they make you fat” “they spike your insulin levels and make you hungry” but its all-water absorption and water weight rather than fat as talked about to target fat loss its simply calories in versus calories out, the reason why people get dizzy and feel fatigued is most likely because there are avoiding carbohydrates in simple terms your brain needs carbs because your brain runs on glucose and for those simple cognitive functions your brain needs the energy to perform these task and avoiding these will cause fatigue dizziness, which can be eliminated if you ate enough carbohydrates. To target the negatives of Muscle loss, and the loss of red blood cells you need to be overloading your protein, a good estimate is 0.7-1 gram of protein per pound of body weight you have not only protein will prevent muscle loss and growth and repair for red blood cells but you also need vitamins and minerals for the increase of red blood cells and also simple body regulations, your body also needs fats for these vitamins to be absorbed, but what else does fats do? They help regulate hormones and help production of hormones, brain function and help with blood sugar control Nutrients: (Their interactions. 2004) if you were to target all of 6 of these nutrients and incorporate it into your diet you will have protein, to prevent muscle loss, Carbohydrates for energy, fats for hormone regulation, vitamins and minerals to turn food into energy.
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