Protein fasting days: simple rules

The more dangerous the strict protein diet and how to relieve the body proteins without harm to health?

Recently, protein diet   were the most popular, not only Russians, but also throughout the world. No wonder: to observe they are easy (no restrictions in terms of servings), and weight goes very quickly.

But what happens in the body with a sharp decrease in the carbohydrate component and unlimited consumption of protein? In the early days protein diet   the person feels good and comfortable. In the digestion of protein foods body spends significantly more calories than the breakdown of fats and carbohydrates, and in the beginning of the diet consumed in the liver 2-day supply of liver glycogen. There is a significant change in metabolism, which in long-term compliance with the strict protein diet can lead to serious health problems.

First of all, due to the exclusion from the diet of mostly fruits, vegetables and almost all sugar and cereal fiber diet provokes a deficit of many vitamins and minerals.

In addition, after three weeks of strict protein diet can cause problems with the kidneys, which have to operate in emergency mode to remove excess protein is excreted.

And, thirdly, the abundance of animal products can lead to increased blood cholesterol levels. It is especially dangerous if throughout the protein diet a person uses is not pure meat, fish and eggs cooked gentle way (boiled, steamed, baked or steam in the form of foil), and fried in butter or margarine. Even worse, if the "diet diet" used sausages, smoked meats, canned goods and intermediates.

Therefore, the safest way to control weight, and it does not harm your health, doctors consider holding a "fasting days" based on the principles of protein diets. Day - the name of the conditional, it can last from one day to two days and no more repeated 1-3 times a week. Take a basis for a product that you like, and "unloads" on it.

According to nutritionists, it is well established protein fasting days:

Milk   (kefir) day: 200-250 grams of milk, yogurt, sour 6 times a day, just one, 2-1, 5 liters.

Curd   Day: 70 g of cottage cheese 9% fat or low-fat 5 times a day, in addition, 2 cups of tea, 1 cup of broth hips, 2 cups low-fat yogurt.

Cottage cheese and kefir   day: 250-400 grams of cottage cheese and 1 liter of yogurt (milk) during the day.

Meat (fish)   day: 70 grams of lean meat, or boiled fish boiled five times a day for a total of 350 gram, 100-150g vegetables (cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes) 5 times a day, only 0, 6-0, 9 kg 1 -2 cups of tea without sugar. Do not forget to fill vegetable salads during the fasting days is better with vegetable oil and / or lemon juice instead of fatty sauces.

  Do not forget during these days of discharge drink enough water - without it is difficult to maintain normal metabolism and get rid of all the excess!

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