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Atkins Diet

Atkins Diet

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This diet was invented by Dr. Robert C. Atkins and is a low-carb eating plan

It is based on his scientific findings.

The Atkins diet has four stages:

Induction - normally two weeks with no carbs at all. This causes your body to start lipolysis/ketosis, switching your metabolism to one that primarily burns fat for energy.

Weight Loss - some carbs introduced

Pre-maintenance - when you're no more than 10lbs from your goal you start to make small adjustments and can eat more fruit.

Maintenance - for life.

It basically involves removing carbohydrates from your diet (no more bread, pasta etc) and not eating very much veg during inductions. Lots of meats and eggs and cheese.

As with all diets consult your doctor before starting on this diet.

We also recommend you read the atkins book a couple of times and make sure you really understand all the rules of this diet.

Some Atkins related definitions we hope you enjoy:

Atkins Carbohydrate Equilibrium : Also known as ACE, the number of grams of Net Carbs you can eat without gaining or losing weight.

Atkins ratio: A number that represents the Antioxidant content relative to the number of grams of Carbohydrate present in foods. The higher the ratio the better. For example, a serving of spinach has an Antioxidant score of 17 with 3.4 grams of carbohydrate. Divide 17 by 3.4 to get the Atkins ratio of 5. Garlic weighs in with a ratio of 23.3 while corn has a ratio of a mere 0.3. Taking these ratios into account allows selection of the most antioxidant-rich, controlled carb foods, which are in turn the most healthful.

Carbohydrate: Compounds composed of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen arranged as Monosaccharides (simple sugars) or multiples of monosaccharides (Polysaccharides). Sources include Grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, Legumes and other plant foods.

Atkins concentrates on vegetables and other nutrient-dense carbohydrates rather than refined, heavily processed carbohydrates such as White flour and Sugar.


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