Can you really lose weight without carbohydrates?

Nowadays, losing weight is a topic of special concern to everyone, and it has even become a mantra of many people. In order to lose weight, the small partners have exhausted all kinds of methods, really for the meat on the body to worry about ah. And some people are more convinced not to eat carbohydrates weight loss methods, but also feel that the effect of weight loss is very good.
So can't you really eat carbohydrates if you want to lose weight? Is this healthy? Liu Min, deputy director of Endocrinology Department of the Fourth Medical Center of the General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said: In the process of losing weight, if you don't eat any carbohydrates, this is not advisable. Xiao Jianzhong, Chief Physician of Endocrinology Department of Beijing Tsinghua Changgeng Hospital Affiliated to Tsinghua University, said that carbohydrate is a very important substance in our life activities, and not eating carbohydrate is harmful to our health.
Originally, it is not only a good way to lose weight by not eating carbohydrates, but also harmful to health. So what exactly does carbohydrates do to our bodies? Liu Min, deputy director of Endocrinology Department of the Fourth Medical Center of the General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said: First of all, the main physiological function is to provide energy. Our body needs to consume about 1000 to 2000 kilocalories of energy every day. Seventy percent of this energy is supplied by carbohydrates, including the brain. Function, heart, muscle and function of each cell. Secondly, carbohydrates actually contain not only the portion converted to glucose, but also dietary fibers, such as dietary fibers in some of the coarse grains and grains we eat, which are good for our intestines and metabolism. There are also intestinal flora, which are all related to metabolism. Experts also remind us that if we eat too little carbohydrates for a long time, it may cause some illnesses. Liu Min, deputy director of Endocrinology Department of the Fourth Medical Center of the General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said that if carbohydrates were not taken in, the main energy source of the human body would disappear. After the loss of glucose, fat and protein will be mobilized, and ketone body will be produced in the process of fat metabolism. At this time, hypoglycemia will occur, leading to the whole body function problems. In addition, a large number of ketones may lead to ketoacidosis. The milder state is nausea and vomiting. In severe cases, coma will occur, and then dyspnea, which directly endangers life.
So, how to reasonably intake carbohydrates? Xiao Jianzhong, Chief Physician of Endocrinology Department of Beijing Tsinghua Changgeng Hospital Affiliated to Tsinghua University, said that there are three main components in the process of calorie intake. One is carbohydrate, the other is fat, the other is protein. We recommend carbohydrates for about 50 to 60 percent, fats for about 20 to 30 percent, and proteins for about 10 to 20 percent. Experts tell us that a healthy intake of carbohydrates should eat more coarse grains. You can eat food first and then eat. In addition, we find that many people equate carbohydrates with staple foods such as rice, noodles and steamed bread, while experts say that carbohydrates are far more than that. Liu Min, deputy director of Endocrinology department, Fourth Medical Center, General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, said: Carbohydrates include staple foods and sweets, staple foods include many kinds, such as conventional rice, flour, bread and so on. These are called concentrates. Others are crude grains, such as buckwheat, grains, whole grains, potatoes, potatoes, yams and so on, which are actually carbohydrates, which we can call staple food. The other part is fruits and sweet things, because carbohydrates enter the body after glucose, such as some people love sweets, some sweet drinks in life, cola and so on are the main source of carbohydrates.
If you want to lose weight, you must carefully understand the health knowledge. After all, "know your friends and know your enemies" is the only way to "win a hundred battles". Of course, in addition to reasonable diet control, but also actively exercise, neither give up carbohydrates, but also to maintain a slim figure, the best of both worlds, why not?
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2026-06-21
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