Many people throughout their lives use sugar as fuel. When sugar and carbohydrates are removed, the body begins to use fat as fuel and rapid, safe weight loss is realized
Diet Doc HCG Diet & Weight Loss announce a new revision to their medically supervised weight loss program utilizing a ketogenic diet. Ketosis is a metabolic state where fat is used as a source of fuel instead of sugar.
Diet Doc HCG Diet & Weight Loss revised their original, modern-day HCG diet which is doctor-supervised to one that utilizes a ketogenic diet. Many people have heard the term ketosis, and ketogenic diets have been around for some time. However the full potential of using ketosis for weight loss has taken a leap forwards with a modernized version of the hCG diet for weight loss. A state of ketosis when combined with prescription hCG allows for stable weight loss where the body actually starts using excess body fat as a source of fuel during the duration of the weight loss program.
To summarize, ketosis is a metabolic state where fat is used as a source of fuel instead of sugar. Most people live their whole lives functioning primarily in sugar metabolism, where their metabolic state is held primarily in glycolysis. When in this state, excess sugar and fat is quickly stored in the fat tissue and insulin levels can progressively rise (which eventually leads to insulin sensitivity, obesity and type II diabetes). Human metabolism has arguably only been exposed to grain based carbohydrates for several thousand years, which isn’t enough time for most peoples metabolism to adapt. It’s not surprising then that as carbohydrate levels have increased and fat levels decreased over the last several decades that metabolic “syndromes” like obesity and type II diabetes have increased exponentially.
When in a state of ketosis and sugar/carbohydrates are restricted, fat is no longer stored as readily into fat tissue but is instead broken down by the liver into a ketone. Ketones then take the place of glucose in almost all tissues in the body. When in ketosis, certain tissues still need a small amount of glucose and that requirement is around 100g per day. The body is able to produce this required sugar through the conversion of protein to sugar through a process called gluconeogenesis.
Using ketogenic diets for weight loss typically requires a high dietary fat intake to keep up with energy requirements as in the Atkins diet. However, when a ketogenic diet is combined with prescription hCG and fat and calories are restricted, the percentage of body fat lost increases and the percentage of lean muscle mass preserved is increased. This is one of the reasons people losing weight on the hCG diet tend to report a significant loss of inches along with weight loss, due to the fact that fat has a much higher volume than muscle. Diet Doc’s maintenance options also customize lifestyle programs based on ketogenic Paleolithic diet concepts.
Ketosis is the most efficient metabolic state for weight loss and weight maintenance. However, the maintenance phase of long term ketogenic diets is often done incorrectly, which is why many people following low-carb lifestyles burn out after several months. Creating a sustainable energy balance while using ketosis as the primary metabolic state is a fine balance. The biggest misconceptions are around what types and how much fat to consume. Everyone’s metabolism is tuned slightly differently, so the diet must be individualized to peoples lifestyle. Diet Doc weight loss programs and weight maintenance programs use the science of ketosis combined with prescription hCG to achieve long term success.
*These weight reduction treatments include oral hCG or an injection of hCG–a drug, which has not been approved by the food and drug administration as safe and effective in the treatment of obesity or weight control. There is no substantial evidence that hCG increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it causes a more attractive or “normal” distribution of fat or that it decreases the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restrictive diets. Results may vary and cannot be guaranteed. Medical supervision and compliance with our program is required.
