Nutritionists said that to lose weight, you have to remove fat and eat mainly carbohydrates.
The result of these low calorie diets low in fat (low fat) was a complete failure: obesity increased 400% since the sixties.
Building on the ATKINS diet , it is then passed from one extreme to the other advising the removal of carbohydrates and allowing ad libitum fat consumption. This is the regime “ low carb ” fashionable in Anglo-Saxon countries.
The result is a very transient weight loss, the price of a serious health threat, notably with a significant increase in cardiovascular risk factors.
Method Montignac is, however, the only “diet” that is perfectly balanced and it does not remove carbohydrates or fats, and instead recommends the consumption of two in normal proportions . Continue reading “Balanced diet: Montignac Method”