Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant get a charge from low-carb Paleo diet

When Gary Vitti wanted a winning formula for the Los Angeles Lakers, he turned to an unusual source: A doctor known for combining an extremely low-carbohydrate weight loss plan with Paleo diet principles. And the result, according to the Los Angeles Times on June 22, made superstar athletes like Kobe Bryant feel "remarkably better."

So what's the nutritional edge that the team has acquired? The dietary plan comes from Dr. Cate Shanahan. Based in Napa, this physician advocates low-carbohydrate, low-sugar and healthy fats, making it highly similar to a traditional Paleo diet. The Los Angeles Lakers eat organic meat (no grain-fed animal food sources allowed), bypass the carbohydrates, avoid processed food and go for the greens. They also follow the principles detailed in Dr. Cate's books: "Food Rules: A Doctor's Guide to Healthy Eating" and "Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food" (click for details).

It was a significant change. As an example, take center Dwight Howard, who Vitti reports was "eating the equivalent of something like 23 Hershey bars a day. A lot of that was fruit, which is supposed to be good." The problem: Too much sugar. Dwight would "have a lot of energy, then get these insulin spikes and crash really quick." Now that he's shifted to the diet advocated by Dr. Cate, he and the other players are enjoying renewed energy.

"We've turned the whole [dietary] pyramid upside down, that's what we've done," Vitti boasted. "I went 25 years without having whole milk or a stick of butter in my refrigerator. I didn't eat bacon. No fatty meat. We've flipped that upside down. Now 50% to 60% of our calories are coming from fat. It's the source of the fats that's important." It's good to be king - and in the case of the Los Angeles Lakers, it's also good to be cavemen. A fat burning overview can help you produce a clear describe of what you demand to focus on to achieve your fat burning goal if you're a starter; or serve as a reminder for those who are at an intermediate or more improve stage of their weight-loss strategy. Applying are seven steps that can serve as guidelines for your own weight loss program. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not the same thing. Many weight loss programs have tricked people into thinking that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss applications only work by resulting in a person's body to burn more muscle cells and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. Tip: Learn more about a Paleo diet targeted at athletes by reading "The Paleo Diet for Athletes: The Ancient Nutritional Formula for Peak Athletic Performance" (click to order).

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