Wednesday, 26 September 2018

LOW CARBOHYDRATE AND HIGH FAT: CONTROL OF LIFE STYLE DISEASES.

Low Carbohydrate High Fat(LCHF)

LCHF (Keto) Something not yet published on medical journal or in the medical educational but practiced in general and well known dietary  plan for weight control, cholesterol reduction and sugar control.

Carbohydrate

Carbohydrates are starches, dextrins, glycogen and cellulose such as sucrose,lactose maltose and glucose, etc. They all form economical  sources of energy in human diets. Most of the carbohydrate  is initially stored in liver as glycogen and released into the blood as glucose. This is oxidized in tissues to provide energy yielding 4 calories per gramme. When not needed for sudden use, the released glucose is stored again as glycogen, in muscles and other tissues, to be oxidized in tissues to provide energy or converted to fat. Insulin accelerates conversion of glucose to glycogen and the oxidization of tissue carbohydrates and adrenaline accelerates conversion of liver glycogen to glucose. The complete metabolism of glucose depend upon an adequate supply of vitamin B1.

Fat

Fats mainly serve mainly as a source of reserve energy and constituent of body tissues. They are necessary in the structure of all tissues,specially brain and nerves and serve as heat insulators under the skin and provide padding  to keep the body organs. vessels and nerves in place and acts as a vehicle for fat soluble vitamins. Dietary facts are mixtures of esters of glycerol and fatty acids and comprise a wide range of organic compounds. The various fatty acid give different characteristics to different fats. particularly the melting point.  All fats for human consumption melting points as near  the body temperature.When the melting point is high the digestion is slowed and unabsorbed fats may appear in faeces. The unsaturated fatty acids are of special importance in human nutrition.The higher proportion of saturated fat in diet the greater to have risks to coronary risk factors.During digestion fats are split into their component fatty acids and glycerol. the action of the pancreatic and gastric lipases.

Normal Requirements for a Human Body

The necessary nutrients must be absorbed and utilized in amounts for the maintenance of health. Health does not change suddenly when a diet is changed. The change for better may take place so slowly that is not easily observed. Water is the main requirement of body and principal component forming 70% of body weight. It holds in solution all nutrients for quick intake by  the body cells and the metabolites to be quickly excreted through urine and sweat. The fluidity of blood is necessary for blood cells to travel to distant parts of body. Electrolyte.PH. osmotic and all other vital quick functions of the body depend upon the water balance in the body.


During digestion,fats are split into there  component fatty acids and glycerol, by the acting pancreatic and gastric lipases. Bile in the small intestine act as emulsifying agent and increases the solubility of fats so that enabling lipases to come in effective contact with fat globules. Fatty acid are then phosphorylated to phospholipids, vitamin b2 complex. A considerable portion of the phosphorylated absorbed fat appear in the liver discharged in to the blood stream. Some reconstitution of fat also  occur in the local wall, it is removed via the lymph to the blood stream. After Absorption fat
may  be oxidized yielding nine calories/ gramme or may be stored in the fat depots as a reserve of fuel for the future. glycerol is probably oxidized to 3carbon compounds resembling those forward in the intermittent metabolism of carbohydrates. Normally the fatty acids undergo beta-oxidization ending in carbon-dioxide and water. The long carbon chains of fatty acids in the liver in to keto-acids which also can be off fatty acids and not necessarily harmful substances in diabetics,starvation or the diet containing too much fat and  too little carbohydrate incomplete oxidation of fats resulting in ketosis with an accumulation of acetoacidic acid and acetone in the body,  as their normal break down needs simultaneous carbohydrates.

This is a perfect diet for anyone who is currently overweight  or obese, higher sugar levels or with abnormal lypid profile. This has given long term results whoever following and adapted Keto Food habits. Within 2 weeks you can see major difference in your body weight and energy level.

If there any sickness or other major treatment is going on, this should be followed by consulting your physicians.


P M Kutty



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