Diet Program Review: Atkins
|
Check out these articles
Atkins Diet 101
Who does not desire to have a fit and shaped up body? Perhaps we all do. Overweight is the biggest enemy of our health. But factors such as sedentary work, lack of time to exercise and the availability of delectable fast food have made it extremely...... Atkins Diet Plan - What's The Catch The Atkins diet Plan breakfast can usually composed of eggs strips of bacon and coffee. A snack might include coffee with cream, and chunks of cheese. A huge steak fried in butter could be dinner. Doesn't this sound really good? It seems very...... The Atkins Diet Rules Explained Following the Atkins Diet rules helped me to lose 120 pounds in about eighteen months. While I am thrilled with the results, I found that when I first started the hardest part was sticking with rules until I got a real feel for what I could and...... |
The Atkins diet is a popular diet that emphasizes a high fat, high protein, and low carbohydrate approach. The diet promises that you will not be hungry, you will lose weight, and have better health and wellness benefits that are in no other diet. The Atkins diet is based on the opinion that overweight people consume too many carbohydrates and by reducing these carbs and eating more protein and fats, our bodies will burn fat more effectively.
The Atkins dieting plan allows you to eat foods that most dieters have only dreamed about eating. This diet allows you to eat eggs, meat, cheese, bacon, cheddar cheese omelets, and even steaks. However, you cannot eat carb rich foods on Atkins because of the effect it will have on fat`s digestion, making you fat. On Atkins, traditional carb sources such as white flour, white rice, sugar, and even milk must be avoided if the diet is to be done correctly. Atkins sets a "twenty grams of carbs daily" rule which can only come from fibrous rich food sources such as vegetables.
As for short term weight loss results, the low-carb option is the way to go. Atkins is the perfect diet for people who favor the low carb method over any other diet. However, if one is looking for long term results and want to keep themselves sane by eating carbs, then Atkins should be avoided. Studies have shown that increased protein consumption without an adequate amount of carbs can cause severe kidney problems. Another problem with the Atkins diet is that an increased fat intake can lead to high cholesterol levels, leaving you with an increased risk of a heart attack
There are so many different good/bad reviews for the Atkins diet that it is impossible to tell you if Atkins is right for you. My suggestion would be to give the diet a try and track how your body responds to a low-carb diet. Track how you feel, what you eat, how well you sleep, how your social life is improving or declining because of the diet. If you don`t like it, then simply switch to a diet more suited for you. Until next time, later!
About the Author:
MY SITE: http://www.mightybody.com
This article is distributed by: www.iSnare.com
Atkins Diet Plans in the News
Information on ketogenic, Atkins diets - Los Angeles TimesInformation on ketogenic, Atkins diets
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 9, 2008
A related diet -- the modified Atkins diet -- is also used for some children with epilepsy. The diet calls for even fewer carbohydrates than in the standard ...
Atkins diet better than GI - Marie Claire.co.uk
Marie Claire.co.uk
Atkins diet better than GI
Marie Claire.co.uk, UK - May 16, 2008
At the peak of its popularity in 2003, three million Britons followed the Atkins diet, which involved eating huge amounts of protein and removing all carbs ...
Atkins IS better than the GI diet at keeping of the pounds, say ... - Mail on...
Atkins IS better than the GI diet at keeping of the pounds, say ...
Mail on Sunday, UK - May 15, 2008
Each was asked to follow a selection of diets for six months to work out the best recipe for maintaining weight loss. The diets contained high or low levels ...