Is banting effective?

Firstly banting is a low carbohydrate with no grains, no fruit, no dairy and lots of anima fat.  Because the diet is high in animal fat, holsum, lard, butter, cream, it is high in saturated fat which will lead to increase in bad cholesterol.  The low carbohydrates mean low serotonin levels which affects mood, people on banting tend to be moody.

With the above information banting only works for short period of time, and afterwards an individual will relapse and regain double the weight lost. Therefore the diet is not effective.

Keitumetse Ingrid Makuku - Dietitian