subject: What's Wrong With The Atkins Diet? [print this page] What's Wrong With The Atkins Diet? What's Wrong With The Atkins Diet?
Is the Atkins diet safe to follow? There are 2 distinct camps that exist where the Atkins diet is concerned. One camp says that Atkins is the best diet ever and the other camp say that it is unsafe.
So who is right? Is Atkins safe? And who is Atkins in the first place?
Firstly, lets answer who was Atkins using this entry from Wikipedia :
"Robert Coleman Atkins, MD (October 17, 1930 April 17, 2003) was an American physician and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Nutritional Approach (or "Atkins Diet"), a popular but controversial way of dieting that entails close control of carbohydrate consumption, emphasizing protein and fat intake, including saturated fat in addition to leaf vegetables and dietary supplements."
For what it's worth, Atkins suffered a heart attack in 2002. The American Heart Society promptly linked this to the Atkins diet, while Atkins himself insisted that it was due to an infection.
Now as to the question of who is right, we cannot play judge within the parameters of this article but here are some defining characteristics of the Atkins diet:
The Atkins diet is a low carbohydrate diet
It is a high protein diet
Based on the book and other Atkins diet support material, it is about 50 % more expensive than the average meal
It places no caloric restriction on protein consumption
There is a lot more to the Atkins diet than this. In fact there are a lot of materials on the Atkins diet from how to start the Atkins diet to the carb counter and to thousands of recipes, all designed to work hand in hand with the Atkins system. But for our purposes, those 4 characteristics above are sufficient for making a decision if the Atkins diet is of interest and value to you.
The low carb and high protein aspect is sure to eliminate a large group already since most overweight people with heart conditions are advised to go on a low fat diet which is hardly what the Atkins diet is. Then there is the matter of the diet cost, since in today's trying economic times austerity is the operative word. After all, a diet which costs 50% more will cause a very serious dent in today's beat-up family purse.
So what is wrong with the Atkins diet? Basically it is the fact that it is on the extreme side. It goes way beyond the basic caloric reduction and higher calorie burn' school of safe effective weight loss. It also flies in the face of conventional dietary wisdom.
On the other hand, there were quite a lot of success stories that declared the Atkins diet as the reason for their success. All in all, the jury is still out as far as the effectiveness of Atkins is concerned.
If you are interested in the Atkins diet, the best thing to do is to consult with your health professional first. Then do some research on Atkins and the other weight loss systems out there. We offer a lot of information on these and other fat loss related programs. Pay us a visit at www.Best-Fat-Loss-Solution.com and get to know what works and what doesn't work in weight loss.
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