In past articles, I have written about the ability of the alkaline diet to increase your energy level and prevent common health problems, including bone loss and muscle wasting. Today, I want to talk about weight loss, a topic that is on many people’s minds as the obesity rate reaches epidemic levels.
In order to determine whether or not the alkaline diet is an effective approach for weight loss, we first need to understand the principles of losing weight. Once we understand the big picture, we will have a standard by which to assess the alkaline diet. There are really two approaches to weight loss. You can either count calories, or you can try to avoid certain types of foods, like carbs, meat, or refined sugar. Both approaches can work, and by the same mechanism: causing you to consume fewer calories than you expend through exercise and metabolic activity.
In a way, it doesn’t matter whether you follow the alkaline diet, the South Beach Diet, or the cookie diet — to lose weight, you need to consume fewer calories than you take in. Therefore, the question we need to ask is how well the alkaline diet will help you to reduce your caloric intake.
Unfortunately, there is no cut-and-dried answer to this question. On the positive side, the alkaline diet encourages you to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, foods that are rich in fiber and complex carbs, but low in fat and sugar. Any food that fits this description is a food you want to have on your team if you’re trying to lose weight.
Nevertheless, the fact remains that you will not inevitably lose weight on an alkaline diet. This is because some alkaline foods, such as almonds and avocados, are high in fat and calories. If you go hog wild on these foods, you could theoretically maintain the same weight, or even gain weight on an alkaline diet. As in many areas of life, moderation is important.
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