Strictly speaking, the Montignac method is based on the principle of a separate food. The food is delimited by protein-lipid and protein-carbohydrate, combine among themselves products belonging to different groups, you can not. Sugar in its pure form is imposed taboo.
Montignac holds a clear distinction between "bad" and "good" carbohydrates, it introduces a strict ban on sugar, white bread, potatoes, because for processing the body is forced to throw away large amounts of insulin. This substance secreted by the pancreas, is very fond of processed send energy into body fat stores.
By "good" carbohydrates include whole grain breads, fruits and some cereals. They can be eaten in small quantities because they do not cause an insulin spike, and supplies the body with a sufficient amount of energy it needs.
Diet and Motinyaku includes two phases - Phase weight loss and phase stabilization.
The first phase is more strict, it lasts as long as the desired weight is reached. The second phase allows some relief, it will have to adhere to the rest of his life.
The advantages of the Montignac diet is the fact that it is fairly balanced, lose weight on it is not as fast, but quite true. Dropped pounds very rarely return to their seats.
Shortcomings it has almost no. The only thing that would have to be regarded as a supporter of Montignac, is the fact that from now on they will have to think through every meal, avoiding the forbidden combinations.
Since Montignac prohibits combine among themselves fats and carbohydrates, some dishes have to give up altogether. For example, from dumplings, cakes, pastries. But there is a lot of other no less delicious, so we can say that the method of Montignac - lucky find for those who want to lose weight to stay.