Why a low-carb diet? When your diet is continuously rich in carbohydrates, you s...

Why a low-carb diet? When your diet is continuously rich in carbohydrates, you signal your body to continue to produce insulin, severely limiting the breakdown of your body fat for fuel. Your body gets addicted to relying on glucose. You may even use up your glucose, but your elevated insulin level still keeps that fat under lock and key. In essence, the body becomes physically starved due to your carb-based diet. This is why many obese individuals cannot lose weight while continuing to eat carbs.