We encounter many people who apply OMAD, which is based on a single meal diet, which has been on the agenda lately, and get good results.
So what is this Single Meal Nutrition?
In short, we can say that it is a type of intermittent fasting diets. Intermittent fasting diets; They are nutritional styles that determine various fasting periods. The main purpose of the OMAD diet is to put the body into a 23-hour fasting window and leave a 1-hour eating window. You can eat as much as you want during the one hour when eating is free. You can consume as much liquid food as you want during the day, without any time limit. In order to follow this diet, it is generally considered necessary to be obese and have excess fat over a certain weight. Otherwise, your body may not be able to withstand this shock effect. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should never try this diet.
BE CAREFUL!
As this type of diet only offers 1 free hour during the day, you panic and eat in one meal; It is not based on consuming unhealthy foods such as bread, pastries, junk food and 'fast food'. Foods you can consume: We can list foods rich in animal protein, foods rich in plant protein, especially eggs, fish, avocado, potatoes, pasta, vegetables, fruit, milk and yoghurt.
Actually, the main logic in the OMAD diet is; The key is to reduce the amount of energy you need to enter the body.
Can This One-Meal Nutrition Plan Be Turned into a Lifestyle?
Studies have proven that a single-meal diet benefits the body at first. If you ask what these benefits are; We can list them as reducing the amount of insulin synthesized in the body, reducing fat stores and accelerating fat breakdown, reducing inflammation and increasing immunity, increasing autophagy and activating longevity genes.
But those who were fed this way for a long time; It can create situations where you will start to feel full quickly and have difficulty eating even a single meal, and may even lead to an eating disorder in the future. At the same time, continuing this diet in the long term creates macro and micro nutrient deficiencies in the body. If not controlled, it may cause body fat to increase instead of decrease. When the body enters a state of starvation It will be inevitable for you to start losing muscle.
When deciding to follow this diet, it is useful to keep in mind that it will be quite challenging. You may feel hungry, restless and in a low mood during the day. But remember that diet is individual and each body's reaction to the diet is different. Therefore, if you are considering starting the OMAD diet, you should definitely talk to your dietitian before starting.
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