Our bodies do not know the difference between a spoonful of sugar or a bite from an apple. To our bodies it doesn't matter because it all gets converted into sugar.
Our bodies have to have sugar for fuel and without sugar we are in trouble.
A low-carb diet is based on limiting our carbohydrate intake. This results in our body experiencing times when there are no carbs to burn and when our body faces that situation it will burn fat. A low carb diet is similar to Atkins however it does not go as far as Atkins in limiting carbohydrate consumption.
The basic principle behind a low carb diet is to create a shortage or deficiency of sugar in our body. This shortage of sugar forces our bodies to burn fat and if you burn fat you lose weight.
A low carb diet differs from the Atkins diet in that the low carb diet will limit you to the lower end of the recommended daily intake of carbs. A low carb diet also requires you to reduce or completely stop consuming the quick simple sugars that are in foods.
Remember, simple carbohydrates are broken down quickly which allows the sugars to immediately enter your blood supply. On the other hand the body takes longer to break down complex carbohydrates and this longer breakdown time provides your body with a sustained energy source. The problem begins when you consume large amounts of simple carbs and then do not have any physical activity.
The sugars are then converted immediately to fat. When you consume simple sugars you must accompany that with some type of physical activity.