On this diet she can eat all the fat and protein she wants, but very little carbohydrates. Theoretically, without the carbohydrates her body has no choice but to burn fat. Maybe it is. Janet Anderson is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor for the department of nutrition and food sciences at Utah State University. She said it is unhealthy and harmful to cut carbohydrates out of the diet.
Carbohydrates act as brain food.
They give you the energy you need to function throughout the day. In fact, during an annual conference in Atlanta last month, the American Dietetic Association took the time to speak against the protein power diet. Protein power diets are very popular right now. Because they really do decrease body weight which seems to be the primary goal of Americans, according to the American Dietetic Association, at whatever cost. Several new books with the same message are available.