Low-carb food

Low-carb eating means that you eat less sugars and starches, so that your blood sugar level remains more stable. This means the body needs to produce less insulin and the metabolism is more calm.

Many people regularly eat carbohydrate-rich products such as bread, pasta, rice, breakfast cereals, soft drinks and snacks during the day. This often causes rapid rises and falls in blood sugar. This can make you feel tired, hungry or irritable and you may feel the need to eat again more quickly.

When eating low-carb, the body gradually shifts from burning sugar to burning more fat. Many people notice that their energy becomes more stable, that they experience less hunger and stay satiated longer after a meal.

Low-carb eating is not just about avoiding sugar. The basis lies mainly in whole foods such as vegetables, eggs, fish, meat, nuts, seeds, avocado, olive oil and natural fats. By eating more nutritious products and using fewer processed carbohydrates, the body receives more building materials and more metabolic rest is achieved.

In addition, a low-carb lifestyle often helps you eat less often. This gives the body more time to recover between meals.

A healthy lifestyle obviously consists of more than just nutrition. Sleep, exercise, relaxation and recovery also play an important role in a properly functioning metabolism.

Important for medication

Low-carb eating can have a strong influence on the body's blood sugar, blood pressure and energy consumption. If you are taking medication for diabetes, high blood pressure or other metabolic problems, do not start a strict low-carbohydrate diet on your own.

Because the body often quickly becomes more sensitive to insulin, medication can suddenly have too strong an effect. This can, for example, cause hypos, dizziness or other complaints. Guidance by a doctor or therapist who has experience with low-carbohydrate eating is therefore important.