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Vegetarian Protein Diet for Weight Loss

Vegetarian Protein Diet for Weight Loss Vegetarian Protein Diet for Weight Loss Are you going for weight loss while staying off meat? A vegetarian protein diet is one of the best, healthiest, and most sustainable ways of burning fat naturally. It may be surprising, but you do not have to rely on chicken or eggs to get the right amount of protein. A vegetarian diet that's carefully designed can supply your body with all the necessary nutrients and at the same time, accelerate your weight loss. Health and fitness consciousness is increasing and consequently, more and more people are adopting plant-based diets. Vegetarian diets, according to research, can help one reduce weight, speed up the metabolism, and decrease the risk of chronic illnesses. What is a Vegetarian Protein Diet? A vegetarian protein diet primarily involves eating unprocessed plant foods that are high protein together with dairy products if not completely vegan. Meat, fish...
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Carbohydrates


Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are the neutral compound of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen. Daily taken carbohydrates per day is 225 to 320 grams. if we want to weight loss, we have to take 50 to 150 grams of carbohydrates per day. Carbohydrates are of four types.
               (1)Monosaccharides
               (2) Disaccharide
               (3) Oligosaccharides
               (4) Polysaccharides

(1) Monosaccharides: Monosaccharides have only one sugar molecule.
Ex: Glucose, Fructose, Galactose etc.
(2) Disaccharides: Disaccharides have two sugar molecules.
Ex: Sucrose, Maltose, lactose etc.
(3) Oligosaccharides: Oligosaccharides have two to ten sugar molecules.
Ex: Raffinose, Stachyose etc.
(4) Polysaccharides: Polysaccharides have ten or more sugar molecules.
Ex: Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose, other fibers etc.

Function:
  • Carbohydrates give energy to our body.
  • Excess carbohydrates in our body are converted into fats by glucagon hormone. Which store as energy.
  • It helps in the absorption of calcium and phosphorus.
  • It helps in the secretion of digestive juice.
  • Carbohydrates are useful for brain function. 20% of carbohydrates are used by the brain.
  • Carbohydrates like fibers are very useful for digestion.
Easily digestible carbohydrates:
  • Corn syrup: It is made with corns. Which has 100% glucose.
  • Fructose: Fructose is a simple sugar, Which is present in most of the fruits, honey, and root vegetables.
  • Galactose: Galactose is a simple sugar, which is present in milk and milk products.
None digestible carbohydrates: Dietary fibers are the polysaccharides. It is one type of cellulose, which is not digested in our body. Because there is no enzyme in our body to digest cellulose. But in ruminants cellulose is digested by bacteria.     
Effects of excess carbohydrates:
  • Excess carbohydrates in our body are converted into fat by glucagon hormone,
    which increases the LDL cholesterol in our body. It causes coronary heart disease, hypertension, obesity etc.
  • Excess carbohydrates in the blood may cause type 2 diabetes.
  • Excess carbohydrates may cause digestive problems like delayed digestion, or gastroparesis.
  • Excess carbohydrates decrease the immune system.
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