Whether proteinaceous diets are effective?

Actually, the concept "proteinaceous diet" does not mean at all that you will eat only cutlets, hamburgers, stakes and so on. Even in such diets as Atkins's diet which often for fun is called "joy of a predator" from protein only a quarter of all calories coming to an organism is consumed. In general, proteinaceous products in proteinaceous diets are strictly limited – from 10 to 35%.

Recently at the peak of popularity so-called find fault - protein diets (High-Protein Diets), with very high content of protein. They are designed to build up quickly muscle bulk and to reduce weight. Protein in such diets comes to an organism from meat, soy, peanut, vegetable proteins. Supporters find fault - protein diets consider that their food allowance increases metabolism, promotes effective loss of weight, gives constant feeling of satiety.

Whether such diets are healthy? It is a question. The main researches are limited only to short time of observation. Long-term risks were practically not investigated. And it is high - protein diets limit carbohydrates so strongly that there can be a deficiency of some nutrients. Besides, such diets recommend in a large number red meat and whole dairy products which are rich with saturated fats that increases risk of heart diseases. Therefore nutritionists most often advise those who decided to adhere to a proteinaceous diet, to consume as proteinaceous products fish, chicken without thin skin, fast beef, light meat of pork and dairy products with the low content of fat.

For that who have problems with a liver and kidneys the proteinaceous diet can do much harm! The proteinaceous diet practically does not suit diabetics. But protein diets suit those who play sports who wants to lose weight quickly, for women after the delivery. It is possible to refer high cost (after all meat products are more expensive, than vegetable and grain) and also complexity to minuses (it is necessary to prepare much, to have nearby good shop with qualitative products).

The most popular proteinaceous diets:

Atkins's diet
Proteins make 29% here. It is a popular low-carbohydrate diet, in its basis – heavy proteins and fats: chicken, meat, eggs. Not to provoke high cholesterol and warm risks, it is better to adhere to such menu: a salmon for breakfast, chicken grill for lunch, ham – for dinner, and pieces of a turkey as having a snack. Under a ban – sweets and bread, carbohydrates – under very strict control. But – fast loss of weight: it is possible to lose weight by 7 kilograms in two weeks and at the same time there is a lot of greasy food.

Atkins's what diet
It is the same diet of Atkins, only in it protein is received from vegetable products. Here squirrels make 31% of a diet, and receive them from haricot, mushrooms, nuts. Vegetables with the high content of protein, for example, a Brussels sprout, and whole grains, for example, couscous and pearl barley are recommended. It is one of the healthiest diets. In it there are a lot of vitamins because of a large number of vegetable food. And protein, and the truth, it is possible to find in vegetable food: for example, 30 g of almonds contain 6 g of protein that makes more than 10% of daily need of the person for protein, and half-cups of boiled broccoli are 2 grams of protein.

Dukan's diet
Highly - a protein diet! A squirrel up to 46%. In this diet you will eat a lot of fast beef, veal, pork and a game and also such internals as a liver and language. Fish, mollusks, ham, a turkey, chicken is added to it. If on the first phase of a diet you eat only one protein, then then fats and carbohydrates will be added to a diet, gradually vegetables, cheese and bread will be added to the menu. And this diet – an indicator that only on proteins it is impossible to sit indefinitely. The effect of weight loss of proteins "works" not long, it is necessary to enter vegetables into a diet and to pass to the balanced food.

Low-calorie diet
Proteins – about 40%. Caloric content in day from 800 to 1000 calories for adults that is compensated by high content in protein dishes. But in day only one portion of meat and vegetables is allowed, but it is a lot of porridges, noodles, chicken soup, chicken breast are resolved. As well as at many proteinaceous diets, the amount of carbohydrates – no more than 40% a day is strictly limited here. While at the balanced food of carbohydrates there have to be from 45 to 65%.