In the famous movie "Golden Rooster", there is a catchy classic line-"Ah Kin works hard, Ah Kin has food", although this is only a fictional dialogue; However, people with weight loss experience may have heard of "Akin Diet", which not only gives you something to eat, but also claims that weight loss can be effective in a short time. It should be reminded that according to a recent study on obese diabetic patients, although this diet helps to lose weight, it can not increase the insulin sensitivity in the body, making it difficult for patients with type 2 diabetes to control their blood sugar.

Is "similar diet" beneficial or harmful? Nutritionist answers

Akin diet, also known as low-sugar and high-fat diet or ketogenic diet, was put forward by 1 Robert Atkins, an American cardiologist, in 1972. Akin said that the main thing is to reduce "sugar (starch, such as rice, biscuits, noodles, toast, etc." ) "Take three nutrients in the diet in a short time and combine with total calorie restriction (1200~ 1500 calories/day) to achieve effective weight loss. It emphasizes the proportion of three nutrients, namely sugar 10%-30%, protein 30%-40% and fat 30%-40%.

Nutritionist Su said that medical research found that the Arkin diet, which produces ketone bodies, can slightly reduce diastolic blood pressure and triglycerides in a short time compared with the low-fat diet. However, the low-fat diet is still the winner in reducing low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol).

Besides losing weight, what is needed more is health. Can "similar diet" perform so well in other health indicators? It seems that the answer is "more harm than good".