Do you think that the "low carb" craze is genius, or ridiculous?

[Prof_Don]

(all stated above)

P.S. Since there is no HEALTH section on this site [i'm talking you you, admins :) ] ... I figured "style" would be the best place to post this.

Genuine (good way for a healthy lifestyle)

Ridiculous (carbs are not the enemy)

[Corset]

Its funny how mislead people can be about what truley makes someone healthy.

Excerising right and eating healthy both play a strong factor, its Not one or the other its a combination of both.

Low carb diets are completely ridiculous, and yes they do make you lose weight but that's beside the point. Lets be realistic, obviously eating next to nothing everyday will do that to a person..

Low carb diets usually means consuming less then 1000 calories per day. This is unhealthy since the body needs a minimum of 1200 to function at an appropriate level. All the energy you get from normal meals you won't be getting, you'll find yourself tired. Yes, you will lose weight but your body will start to store fat and carbs because your not getting enough and in a matter of time you'll start to gain it back.

Just eat healthy and excersice that's right for your body.

So, that's my opinion on why its dumb. (:

[emzy-89]

ridiculous. your body needs a certain amount of carbs to get through the day and stay healthy. also it's completely unrealistic, you'll end up eating carbs eventually and then stack on the weight quite quickly. everything in moderation works!

[Distant]

How about the "Other" category? I believe that exercise is genius not necessarily changing what you eat.

~Distant

[Prof_Don]

Imo, "fad" diets (I consider low-carb dieting a fad) are stylish to some ppl, so this section of the site imo is appropriate. 8-)

[Distant]

Good point! Now, I agree! Haha :P

~Distant

[Anonymous]

I lost 40lbs in 6 months on the atkins diet and I never felt better I actually felt like I'd broken from an addiction. Of course after I added carbs back in I was back to being a raging carboholic and gained it all back but it was a great feeling at the time. I need to go back to it but honestly the going off the carbs was pretty intense for me it really was like I was in withdrawl. I have a lot more respect for drug addicts who are scared to detox :\

[goalie17]

everyone needs carbs! just not in excessive amounts, everything in life with moderation lol

[Anonymous]

Ridiculous.