Hi,
A low carb diet is just one option for losing weight. It should result in benefits, and not harm if you are coached by a dietician in a way that you get adequate nutrition and sufficient calories for the needs of your body.
In my opinion, weight management programmes should allow overweight people to lose weight, while acquiring better diet and lifestyle habits.
This includes minimisation of calories and carbs without being overly restrictive, so that your efforts will be sustainable.
A good programme should also include a metabolic screen which identifies potential problems that can be amenable to diet and lifestyle intervention like high lipids, high uric acid. This programme will be able to help reduce the risk for metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes and diabetes.
A good dietitian will be able to tailor a diet to your body needs, and personalise it depending on your priorities eg fitness, or health, or disease prevention or all. At the end of it, his goal should be to empower you to take better diet and lifestyle choices.
Wishing you the best possible health,
Dr Francisco.
