In addition, this diet is not oriented toward carbohydrates, which is good because maintaining a low-normal intake of sugars will help a diabetic person to manage the insulin resistant and recover from this unpleasant issue in the body. Any body following this diet may have in consideration that vitamins are nutritionally essential to the body. Although this diet does not suggest the consumption of vitamins, diabetic people following this diet should take precautionary steps and take vitamins to avoid health issues and illness due to a deficit. The greatest weakness of this diet is that people following it can lose weight as a result of the way the diet is designed. For skinny people, a low carbohydrate diet might cause health issues. When carbohydrates intake is reduce, micronutrients and glycogen are …show more content…
The brain uses more energy than the rest of the body and it cannot use fats or proteins as fuel, mental weakness can be a side effect of it. This decrease of glycogen could lead to muscle limitation and weakness. On the other side, the greatest strength of this diet is the way that is designed and the guidelines can be adjusted according to the physiology and necessities of each person. This diet could be harmful for old people, depending on the physiology of their body. This diet cannot be applicable to a high intensity life style person who needs energy and fuel for his brain and muscles. As an example of that, people who do a lot of physical activity and has to be really focused on their training, need to consume big amounts of carbohydrates to keep up with their life