What is the Atkins diet plan?
The famous Atkins diet is a high in fat - low in carbohydrate eating plan. No calorie counting - it's all about counting carbohydrates (carbs for short). Whats the theory behind the madness? It's thought that carbohydrates (your sugar and starches) raise your bodies insulin levels and causes other metabolic changes - which leads to weight gain.
Atkins goes against the grain compared to most nutritional advice.
It allows high-fat foods (great news right?) including, high saturated fat (cheese, bacon, steaks). Also nearly all carbs are cut, sweets and snacks ... even fruits and vegetables.
Clearly a broken scientific diet plan? Well, studies show that the Atkins course may help achieve short-term weight loss.
how long should you stay on the Atkins diet?
Studies show that users of the Atkins diet lose more weight over a 6 month period - compared to regular diet plans. After the six months the weight loss is comparable in both programs.
Heart disease risk factors are something to consider when using the Atkins diet as a 'long term' weight loss program.
When considering using a diet program - ask yourself if you are strong enough to stick to it. Yo-yo dieting - the regaining and losing of weight repeatedly does not improve your health.
What if i stay on the Atkins diet for more than 6 months?
It's still unknown whether the bad aspects of the Atkins diet plan might reverse the benefits of weight-loss, long-term users of this program have hardly been recorded.
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