Different types of low carbohydrate diets.

As most of us know about low carbohydrate diet as keto diet, its true but only partially.

There are different variations of low carbohydrate diets mainly 3 are very popular,

1.) Ketogenic diet

2.) Atkins diet

3.) Anabolic diet

What actually means low carbohydrate??

It totally depends upon individuals due to variations in carbohydrates metabolic capacity and insulin resistance, but it range from only 25 to 50gm of carbohydrates (should complex carb not simple) per day. 

1) ketogenic diet

As the name suggests body undergo metabolic process called ketogenesis by which 3 ketone bodies are produced and use as energy currency. 

For keto diet

Low carbohydrate

Moderate protein

High fat

2) Atkins diet 

Initially wse for patient of resistant seizure disorders in which medication are not much beneficial. 

For Atkins diet

Low carbohydrate

Moderate fat

High protein

3) Anabolic diet

As the name suggests it help in Anabolic action of bodybuilding.

In this person take low carbohydrate diets for 5 days and 2 day of week take high carbohydrates.

For 1st 5 days 

Low carbohydrate

High fat

High protein

For 2 days

( Help in increase lot of insulin and insulin having Anabolic property to muscle) 

High carbohydrates

High protein

Low fat