Right Fuel For You

The major components of dietary fuel are protein, fat and carbohydrate.

Very few foods have only one energy source.

Your body needs energy for activity and to execute the trillions of internal functions that occur daily. But not all energy is created equal for every body. Certain types of fuel can be like gasoline to a diesel engine and cause fat gain and poor health.

Generally speaking, your body’s preferred energy source is carbohydrate, particularly for high-intensity activity. In fact, your brain functions entirely on carbohydrate. Severely limiting carbohydrate intake as suggested in many popular diet plans can be very counterproductive to FAT loss or peak performance goals.

Fat is used by your body for an energy source for low-intensity activity and when carbohydrate is not readily available.

Protein from food is used by your body to rebuild and repair muscle tissue. When no fuel source is readily available as occurs in starvation or severely low-calorie diet plans, protein from your muscles will be utilized by your body for energy. In low-calorie diet plans, 50% of weight loss is muscle tissue due to this process. It is destructive and unhealthy a body to have so little fuel available that it cannibalizes it’s own muscle tissue.

The Balanced Body System offers a user-friendly fuel intake plan, personalized for you, that provides the optimal ratio of fuel (protein, fat and carbohydrate) within the framework of our most common food sources (protein, fruits, vegetables, dairy, grains/starches, fats, extras).