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Atkins Diet Plan Outline
By
Brodie Heinrichsen
In the 1970s, Dr. Robert
Atkins first wrote about the Atkins diet in
his book The New Diet Revolution. The claim
behind the Atkins diet is that you can eat
any protein and fat, but little or no
carbohydrates, and still lose weight and
become thin. Arguably one of the most
controversial claims in weight loss – but
one that many people believe has worked for
them. Over the last 10 years the Atkins diet
found itself soaring into popularity, enough
that even the food industry began to market
low carb foods. As of late the popularity of
the Atkins diet has diminished due to the
fact that the Atkins diet is not meant for
everyone, but does have its place in weight
loss.
Atkins Diet Plan & Support
There are always reports from people of
mixed success while on Atkins. This could be
due to the large number of people who “fall
off” the diet. However, studies have shown
that many people have achieved short term
weight loss results from using Atkins. The
Atkins diet recently joined with eDiets to
provide an online based plan. If you choose
to try this diet program do so with great
care. It’s best to read the online
instructions provided for you by eDiets.
Atkins Foods, Bars, Drinks,
Snacks
The late Robert Atkins started the company
Atkins Nutritionals. The company is now a
vendor of low carb convenience foods
suitable for their diet program. This line
of foods is called Atkins Advantage.
Atkins Diet Outline
The main component of the Atkins diet is the
severe restriction of carbohydrate intake.
This requires limiting foods with sugar,
bread, cereal, some starchy vegetables and
pasta. There is no restriction on portion
size, and the Atkins dieter can eat a whole
range of low carb foods including chicken,
steak, shellfish, pork chops, eggs, duck,
turkey, any kind of meat, salads, cheeses,
fatty salad dressings, nuts, and the Atkins
bars and shakes.
The Controversy
Probably the most controversial issue with
Atkins is that it is a high fat diet, - and
there are no precise guidelines of the kinds
of fats the user can eat. Government health
agencies recommend no more than 30% fat in
our diets – yet when using Atkins you can
easily consume more fat then the agencies
recommend. This is not just your regular low
carb diet; Atkins is almost a no carb diet,
very little usually between 20-30 carbs a
day. In addition to this; one must question
the long term results – how healthy the
process of Ketosis is. Obviously short term
results may give the desired effect – but in
the long term? It’s been suggested that
certain organs may be over worked to sustain
the process of Ketosis the Atkins diet puts
the body in.
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