{"id":596,"date":"2015-09-28T13:42:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T13:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danichristoffer.com\/en\/?p=596"},"modified":"2015-09-28T13:42:51","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T13:42:51","slug":"the-diet-protein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danichristoffer.com\/en\/the-diet-protein\/","title":{"rendered":"The Diet Protein!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those who want to lose weight we know that there are plenty of diets out there.\u00a0Every day there is a new one, a new fad. But there is one that is old, famous, but\u00a0dangerous, if it is not done with proper orientation and with determination. We are\u00a0talking about the diet of protein.<\/p>\n

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Since the Protein Diet is often used by high-performance athletes I\u2019ve decided to talk to\u00a0Roberta Lima, a specialist in sports nutrition, being also the Nutritionist of the Brazilian\u00a0Judo Team, the Brazilian Olympic Committee and the Velox Fitness Gym.<\/p>\n

If it’s good for athletes, could it be good for everybody?<\/p>\n

The Protein Diet was developed in the 1970s by a cardiologist, Dr. Robert Atkins, so it\u00a0is also known as Dr Atkins diet.<\/p>\n

\"Dieta-da-Prote\u00edna\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It consists in reducing the consumption of carbohydrates in order to optimize the use of\u00a0body fat for energy, thus causing weight loss.<\/p>\n

The diet consists basically of protein (red meat, chicken, fish, eggs, dairy products, etc.)\u00a0and fats (oils and butter)\u00a0It is quite common to see athletes adhering to this diet, especially athletes in sports\u00a0which are divided into weight classes such as Taekwondo, Judo, Olympic Wrestling,\u00a0Boxing, MMA, among others, and seeking rapid weight loss.<\/p>\n

For high-performance athletes this food strategy can have a negative impact in their\u00a0performances as it removes the Carbohydrate, from the diet, which is the main fuel for\u00a0physical activities.<\/p>\n

When the body has no carbohydrates to use as an energy source, it needs to produce it\u00a0because organs such as the brain cannot survive without this substrate. The production\u00a0of energy is from fat and proteins.<\/p>\n

The process of energy conversion in fat generates ketones, toxic to cells and that can\u00a0limit the time for physical activity causing fatigue. However, the energy in the protein\u00a0conversion process, besides generating protein depletion (loss of lean mass), generates\u00a0dehydration.<\/p>\n

The athlete Iris Tang Sing, from the Brazilian National Taekwondo Team, bronze medal\u00a0in the Pan American Games of Toronto, talks about the importance of this diet for her.<\/p>\n

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