¿Puede una Dieta Alta en Grasa ser Saludable?

¿Puede una Dieta Alta en Grasa ser Saludable?

Publicado el por Adriana Rueda

Muchas personas conscientes de la salud luchan por una dieta baja en grasas.

Pero podría perderse muchos beneficios para la salud, como la pérdida de peso y un sistema cardiovascular fuerte si pierde las grasas esenciales.

La forma de pensar de la dieta sin grasa y baja en grasa provino del hecho de que muchas personas estaban – bien – gordas. 

Era lógico suponer que era porque estábamos comiendo demasiado. Ahora estamos aprendiendo más. 

Ahora sabemos que las grasas dañinas son las grasas trans, oxidadas y procesadas por calor, como las que se encuentran en la margarina, los alimentos fritos e incluso el ganado alimentado con granos.

En el esfuerzo diario por la salud, intentamos eliminar todas las grasas solo para saber que nos estamos lastimando. 

Afortunadamente, es una nueva era y ahora sabemos qué grasas no solo deben eliminarse, sino también qué debemos incluir en nuestras dietas para una mejor salud, sin envejecimiento prematuro ni enfermedades degenerativas.

Estas grasas buenas se llaman los ácidos grasos esenciales. 

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Explicación de la dieta Cetogénica – Principios Básicos

Explicación de la dieta Cetogénica – Principios Básicos

Publicado el por Adriana Rueda

¿Te preguntas qué es la dieta cetogénica? 

Hoy quiero empezar una serie acerca de la dieta cetogénica, ya que últimamente ha estado en boca de muchos y se ha incluso empezado a tomar como «la dieta de moda». Lo que está muy lejos de la realidad.

Te quiero explicar más a fondo este tema para que saques tus conclusiones si este estilo de vida (que no es dieta) seria indicado para ti.

Seguro has escuchado mucho sobre la dieta cetogénica. Se ha convertido en una de las dietas más populares y muchas personas están empezando a cambiar a ceto. Así que en el artículo de hoy y en los siguientes les daré una explicación imparcial de la dieta cetogénica.

Quiero que entiendas cómo funciona, cómo crear tu propio plan de alimentación de dieta Keto desde cero, y tanto sus aspectos positivos como sus negativos.

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<thrive_headline click tho-post-31280 tho-test-69>Hay que Contar Calorias?</thrive_headline>

Hay que Contar Calorias?

Publicado el por Adriana Rueda

Las dietas bajas en grasa pueden crear más problemas de lo que resuelven en el momento. 

Parece lógico: eliminar la grasa para reducir la grasa, pero esto está lejos de ser así. 

No tiene sentido eliminar el exceso de peso a expensas de tu salud, lo que lamentablemente ocurre con demasiada frecuencia. Las dietas bajas en grasa a menudo contribuyen a esto.

Las personas sienten que una dieta que contiene alguna grasa contribuye al aumento de peso. Y que una dieta baja en grasa o sin grasa es una dieta más saludable.

Por supuesto, si consumes muchos alimentos fritos, esto contribuirá al aumento de peso. Pero hay mucho más en este tema de lo que parece.

  • El tipo y la calidad de la grasa consumida tienen un gran impacto en cuanto a si aumentas de peso o no. 

Por ejemplo, el aceite de canola es tan poco saludable que contribuirá no solo al aumento de peso, sino también a deteriorar tu salud.

  • Lo siguiente en la lista es cómo consumes esta grasa. 

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<thrive_headline click tho-post-10844 tho-test-68>How to Get Into Ketosis Fast</thrive_headline>

How to Get Into Ketosis Fast

Publicado el por Adriana Rueda

Originally published on HVMN by  Ryan Rodal

The ketogenic diet is currently one of the most popular nutrition strategies in America. With its low-carbohydrate emphasis, and its ability to boost how the body can use fat as an energy source, many people have turned to keto when other diets failed them.

Getting into ketosis is a process that can take weeks of dieting or days of fasting. It requires dedication and strict adherence to the keto lifestyle. However, there are a few techniques that can get you into a state of ketosis faster. Let’s first explore the biological mechanisms of ketosis before diving into how to arrive there faster.

Ketogenic Diet Basics

One piece of vocabulary to highlight: ketosis simply means the body has elevated ketone levels, generally agreed upon as over 0.5mM. This can happen through two processes.

The first is through diet or fasting, in which the body produces its own ketones and is in a “ketogenic” state (called endogenous ketosis). The second is when the body receives ketones from an external source, such as a ketone drink like HVMN Ketone (called exogenous ketosis). Though the body is in a state of ketosis through exogenous means, it isn’t ketogenic because it’s not producing its own ketones.

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<thrive_headline click tho-post-8935 tho-test-67>Do we Have to Count Calories?</thrive_headline>

Do we Have to Count Calories?

Publicado el por Adriana Rueda

Let’s clarify some concepts before starting:

What is a calorie?

Calorie is a unit of energy. The energy contained in food is expressed as calories.

How are the calories in food calculated?

This measurement is made in laboratories, through instruments called calorimeters.

Basically inside the calorimeter the food is burned and the energy released in the combustion is measured.

What is the theory of the energetic balance?

It is the dogma that has dominated the explanation about how we gain weight and how we lose weight.

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<thrive_headline click tho-post-8624 tho-test-66>Is the Keto Diet Good For Sleep?</thrive_headline>

Is the Keto Diet Good For Sleep?

Publicado el por Adriana Rueda

What Exactly Is the Keto Diet?

The keto diet, which researchers clinically define as high fat, moderate protein and very low carb eating, forces the body to go into a state of catabolism. This means that the body breaks down its own fat stores for energy.

 

How Does the Keto Diet Impact Weight Loss?

For some people it can produce rapid weight loss of around two to five kilos. This happens when your body switches from its regular metabolic state to Ketosis in the first two weeks of this diet. This initial period lasts a few weeks, and is largely explained by water-weight loss, then followed by fat loss.

Fortunately, research has highlighted the diet’s capacity to preserve lean muscle mass, compared with low-fat diets. So, you’re more likely to maintain a higher metabolic rate, which in turn, keeps your fat burning even when you are sleeping.

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<thrive_headline click tho-post-8941 tho-test-65>Keto Drinks: Your Guide to Keto-Friendly Beverages</thrive_headline>

Keto Drinks: Your Guide to Keto-Friendly Beverages

Publicado el por Adriana Rueda

Originally published on HVMN by Ryan Rodal

If you’re considering the keto diet, you may think it’s extremely difficult maintain. The low-carb, high-fat diet will certainly require a lifestyle change, but it may also illuminate hidden sources of carbs in your everyday diet—especially in regards to sugar intake. People tend to underestimate this one. This is no truer than with beverages, as folks usually overlook how much sugar is in some of their favorite drinks.

Many everyday beverages may contain more calories and carbs than you would believe possible. To make matters worse, the majority of these carbs will come strictly from refined, processed sugar.

The glass of orange juice you had with breakfast? That’ll be 120 calories and 10 grams of carbs. The morning trip to your local coffee shop? That drink could have as many as 600 calories and 75 grams of carbs. The soda at lunch? It’s worth 200 calories and 40 grams of carbs.

These hidden calories from sugar may be compromising your health and weight loss objectives. Drinks such as juices, sodas, and flavored coffees come jam packed with large amounts of processed sugar, which spell disaster for a ketogenic diet. By following our guide below, you will be closer to staying keto-friendly, and learn how to dodge the constant sneak-attacks from sugar lurking in our everyday diet.

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<thrive_headline click tho-post-8741 tho-test-64>Basics For Starting a Low Carb Diet</thrive_headline>

Basics For Starting a Low Carb Diet

Publicado el por Adriana Rueda

Low carb diets have become popular because they are an easy way to lose weight fast.

But, before starting on this eating plan, educate yourself on the types of foods you can eat.

It is also helpful to have a quick reference guide for counting the grams of carbs in various foods.

In the beginning stages of the diet, you will want to limit your daily net carb count at about 30 grams. Net carbs are the total carbs minus the fiber.

The daily carb intake varies so you will need to determine the best level for you to continue losing weight. The key is to eat fewer carbohydrates than your body burns in a day. Typically, the carbs can be slowly increased as long as weight loss continues.

People with slower metabolisms will need to keep the carb count extremely low for the duration of the diet in order to continue to lose weight.

Taking a supplement to boost metabolism or consulting a doctor regarding prescription medications may be required if ongoing weight loss becomes difficult. Seguir leyendo «Basics For Starting a Low Carb Diet« →

<thrive_headline click tho-post-8662 tho-test-63>6 Nutrition Myths Unveiled – Update 2019</thrive_headline>

6 Nutrition Myths Unveiled – Update 2019

Publicado el por Adriana Rueda

Did you know that many of the diet and nutrition myths you know are totally false?

Don’t feel bad because even those who study nutrition have had to relearn and update us in all these myths!

But the good thing is that you are updating soon. Today you are getting updated with the truth and the facts. Because these nutrition myths have been proven false after many scientific studies and research.

 

Myth #1: Fats makes us FAT

The myth that fat makes us fat and causes cardiovascular disease problems is a completely false myth. This myth is a consequence of a poorly performed study that unfortunately has caused severe consequences in our health.

It’s not the fat that causes us your problem, it’s the carbohydrates and the sugars!

In a previous article I talked about the benefits of fats in our diet and why we should include them.

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<thrive_headline click tho-post-8619 tho-test-62>Weight Loss and Other Health Benefits of the Ketogenic Diet</thrive_headline>

Weight Loss and Other Health Benefits of the Ketogenic Diet

Publicado el por Adriana Rueda

If you have been checking out weight loss diets, it is highly unlikely that you haven’t come across the ketogenic diet. If not, on my last article I talk more in depth about what is the Keto diet and how you can start living a keto lifestyle.

The ketogenic diet or keto diet focuses on drastically cutting down carbohydrates and increasing the intake of proteins and fats. The whole premise of the keto diet is restricting carbohydrates instead of calories. When there are fewer carbs, your body breaks down fat as the main source of energy.

This leads to effective weight loss. But it’s not just weight loss that a ketogenic diet can help you achieve. A lot of studies have been conducted on how a keto diet can help and even prevent certain diseases.

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