Atkins Diet Review

About the Atkins Diet Plan

Atkins diet review - The Atkins Diet Plan was created in 1972 by Dr. Robert Atkins. The diet uses ketosis as a means of rapid weight less.

Carbohydrates are your body's main source of energy. When you decrease your daily intake of carbs, you body starts to consume excess fat to use as energy. Not only that, carbs make your body produce insulin, the product through which fat is stores in the first place.

By eating more proteins and fats, you can level blood sugar levels and be less hungry throughout the day.

The Program has 4-phases:

  • The induction Phase - 20g carb intake for 14days.

  • The On-Going Weight Loss Phase - you can increase carbs by 5g weekly until you are within 10lbs of your weight loss goal.

  • Pre-Maintenance Phase - You increase carb intake by 10g weekly if you are still losing weight. You start to follow the Atkins Glycemic Ranking to choose carbs.

  • Lifetime Maintenance Phase - Add more foods back into your diet.

    What You Can Eat

    My Adtkins Diet Review found that you will be able to enjoy red meats, pork, dairy, and other non-carb related products. You remove starches like wie rice and pasata as well as potato chips and bakery type items. A complete listing is food in Dr. Atkins' book.

    The Cost

    Our good riends over at eDiets offer the Atkins Nutritional Approach Diet for about $5 a week.

    Or, you could purchase Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution.

    Benefits

  • A good structured plan.

  • Many people have lost weight successfully.

    Negatives

  • Very restrictive diet can lead to binging on carbohydrate rich foods.

  • Very high fat content.

    Atkins Diet Review Summary

    The Atkins Diet Review is up in the air. Yes people have lose a lot of weight and done so relatively quickly, but I know many people who used the Atkins Diet and felt very off kilter. The brain requires 100g of carbohydrates to function properly. I would probably recommended a modified Atkins plan where you eat 100-110g of carbohydrates, which trust me is not a lot at all.

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