Atkins diet

[Jewel]

Sure, we might eat too many carbs, but is that a reason to eliminate them totally? We need to cut down in every aspect of our eating, I believe.

[emsy99]

Yes, I agree it does seem quite unhealthy. I do a low GI diet and I do worry about the high fat content in some of the foods on my plan, and I sometimes don't have the fatty things or buy a lower fat version eg. lower fat cheese. Low GI is nowhere near as extreme as Atkins, so it would be the fat intake that would worry me ( I always remember a girl at work who said she couldn't have a cup of coffee becuase she had forgotten to bring in cream - there was milk in the fridge but she wasn't allowed milk, only cream! Seems very strange!

[MrsH]

Originally Posted by Jewel

Sure, we might eat too many carbs, but is that a reason to eliminate them totally? We need to cut down in every aspect of our eating, I believe.

I can't remember exactly what happen, but if you cut out carbs completely you are higher risk for some sort of illness.(I really need to research this...)
Anyway. Limited amounts of carbs is the way to go. I have also hear people who did cut carbs craved them so much that when they started to eat carbs again they overeat a lot.

[baldmonkee]

Originally Posted by MrsH

I can't remember exactly what happen, but if you cut out carbs completely you are higher risk for some sort of illness.(I really need to research this...)
Anyway. Limited amounts of carbs is the way to go. I have also hear people who did cut carbs craved them so much that when they started to eat carbs again they overeat a lot.

I've heard this about the cravings too, the first two weeks are supposed to be very difficult

[MrsH]

I fond this webpage about Atkins diet. It seems like this diet is very dangerous to pregnant women (but who will be crazy enough to be on a diet when pregnant?). It is also scary for everyone else according to this page. It does say though that most people do not manage to stay on the diet long enough to really get any long-term consequences. Personally, I don't think I could live without carbs. I need my bread and potatoes.

[Ianpeterson]

The main vital thing about this diet is, that people can lose considerable amounts of weight, really quite quickly and this can be very motivating.

[dominicjoe]

I tried the Atkins diet and my grandmother and mother have done well. Based on my experience and see and hear about their own feelings, I would say it is not long-term succussful.

[Ronneyy]

Since its inception in 1972, the four-phase Atkins Diet, which stresses high protein and minimal carbohydrate ingestion, has proved both popular and controversial

[alanwotson]

Atkins diet contains restrictions on the transfer of more carbohydrates the body's metabolism on glucose as fuel to burn stored fat in the body. This process is called ketosis, begins with insulin are at low levels in normal men, insulin is lowest when blood glucose.

[dickerson]

The Atkins Diet involves restriction of carbohydrates to pass more often the bodys metabolism of glucose as fuel to burn stored body fat. This process is called ketosis, begins when insulin levels are low in normal men, insulin is lower when glucose levels.