What is the Atkins diet

Atkins Nutritional Approach , popularly known as the Atkins Diet or just ‘Atkins’, is a well-known low-carb diet created by Dr.Robert Atkins from a diet he read in the Journal of the American Medical Association and utilized to resolve his …

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The Atkins diet is a special diet that singles out carbohydrates as bad for you, good for nothing but adding weight on to your body. The Atkins diet requires that you significantly reduce your carbohydrate intake to only 20 grams a day. Ins…

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Atkins diet is a high-protein, high-fat, and very low-carbohydrate regimen.

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How effective is the Atkins diet in the long run?

Q: I’m trying to lose some weight and someone told me to go on the atkins diet. Personally I’m a little concerned about it. My younger brother playes football for his high school and whenever he needs to lose weight in a hurry he goes the atkins route. The problem is he never stays on it and his weight jumps right back up. I want to lose some weight but, I don’t want to go up and down like that. Does anyone know if the atkins diet is safe or is my brother just unable to stay on the diet?

A: Your awareness of the need to be fit is commendable. My answer comes from my experience as a professional health care provider (holistic), as well as my success in Weight Watchers. I’ve worked with thousands of patients, and witnessed people trying different “diets.” That’s the key: A diet doesn’t work (is also unsafe), because it’s not conducive to daily living. While your brother is probably too young to be interested in Weight Watchers, I recommend it over any diet. With Atkins in particular, I’ve known patients long enough who started enthused (given the advertising and success stories, after all), but ended up disillusioned. You might start with Weight Watchers, which teaches us how to live wisely, in a way that’s enjoyable and doable. Your brother might be inspired by you. My husband and I each dropped 35 pounds in 6 months (7 years ago). Despite wobbles, we’ve kept most of it off. We followed the program, though, including attending meetings until we met our goal (although you can continue longer), for support and healing emotions that inevitably surface as fat ceases to cover them. I’ve included a blog about my experience, in case that might help you. Best wishes (and let us know how you do).

Will the Atkins diet work for a person who is a normal weight?

Q: I have a 20 BMI but I’d like to lose just a few pounds, and it’s really hard. I want to restrict calories to 1400 a day and exercise. I was just wondering if the Atkins diet is likely to work for someone who isn’t overweight.NO OPINIONS ON THE DIET OR ANYTHING PLEASE. JUST THE FACTS 🙂 Thanks! 10 pts!

A: Yes it actually will because I am actually underweight and I went on that diet because at the time my Chiropractor suggested it for my Fibromylagia and Chronic Fatigue. I felt better on it, but couldn’t eat enough calories to help me keep on my weight. I had lost over 10 pounds in a short amount of time.

Is the atkins diet good for building muscle?

Q: I’m 5’10” 170 pounds, I’m in good physical shape I’d just like to get more ripped but still keep my weight relatively low (180 pounds at the most) but look much more ripped than I am now. Would the atkins diet be good for this?

A: The Atkins diet is a disaster for someone with your intentions of building lean muscle. It can sap your strength big time and cut into any gains in size that you are trying to make right now. Try to avoid cutting carbs very much when you are trying to build muscle.