Atkins Diet: Does low carb work as well for all groups?

This video comes out of the multiple comments I have received does it work as well for X as it does for Y. Often, Low carb as been seen as a "Man's" diet. While it certainly does work for men quite well, it works for women as well too. The second half of this video deals with does it work better for the morbid obese people like my former self or just slightly overweight people.

Male vs. Female:
Role of a critical visceral adipose tissue threshold (CVATT) in metabolic syndrome: implications for controlling dietary carbohydrates: a review
Eric S Freedland
Boston University School of Medicine
Nutrition & Metabolism 2004, 1:12
"Jeff Volek and colleagues, from the University of Connecticut, also show for the first time that a low carbohydrate diet is much more effective in losing fat from the stomach and chest. They found that fat loss in men was three-times greater in the trunk area, when they were on a low-carbohydrate regime compared to the low-fat diet. Nearly all participants in the study (12 of 15 men and 12 of 13 women) lost more fat on their upper body on the low- carbohydrate diet."

Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN Diets for Change in Weight and Related Risk Factors Among Overweight Premenopausal Women
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/297/9/969
"Results Weight loss was greater for women in the Atkins diet group compared with the other diet groups at 12 months, and mean 12-month weight loss was significantly different between the Atkins and Zone diets. Mean 12-month weight loss was as follows: Atkins, 4.7 kg, Zone, LEARN, 2.6 kg, and Ornish, 2.2 kg. Weight loss was not statistically different among the Zone, LEARN, and Ornish groups. At 12 months, secondary outcomes for the Atkins group were comparable with or more favorable than the other diet groups. "

Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/3/229?ijkey=58dbedc8c14ebc49227b...
Among the 277 male participants, the mean 24-month weight changes were 3.4 kg for the low-fat group, 4.0 kg for the Mediterranean-diet group, and 4.9 kg ( 6.2 max) for the low-carbohydrate group. Among the 45 women, the mean 24-month weight changes were 0.1 kg for the low-fat group, 6.2 kg for the Mediterranean-diet group, and 2.4 kg (max loss 6.9) for the low-carbohydrate group

Low-carbohydrate-diet score and risk of type 2 diabetes in women13
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/87/2/339

Effects of Low-Carbohydrate vs Low-Fat Diets on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Factors
A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/166/3/285?ijkey=72bc2cf654b28bd...

My opinion on the morbid obese vs. slightly overweight argument is that both groups can be very successful on low carb. There are probably more people that have reached goal with 20-40 pounds lost than 100+ pounds lost. I do sometimes have reservation that those with 10-20 pounds to lose might not be as willing to make the tough choices as those that have hit rock bottom and see the medical problems of their excess weight. They may be more attracted to the quick weight loss and return quickly to their old eating styles once at goal. Those with few pounds to lose also need to progress through OWL and the carbohydrate rungs more quickly than those with more weight to lose. There are a number of successful examples though of people ever here at Youtube who had only a few pounds to lose and saw the health benefits of low carbing.

A notable example of a person like this is SugarFreeShiela, http://www.sugarfreesheila.com/. I highly suggest you check her story out.

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[melsdowninit]

My gosh you lost so much weight. that is amazing, good on you. I myself have quite a bit to lose and it is very inspiring to see someone who has done the hard work and it paid off.

[bowulf]

@melsdowninit Thanks - I am simply returning the inspiration first given me by people like my brother or the guys on ADBB. They convinced me it was possible to get to goal *and stay there.*

[e334r]

great diet for old people sedentary etc basically people who dont need energy

[bowulf]

@e334r or marathon runners, or people who workout for 1-2 hours regularly at a time, or firefighters / military people who need sudden amounts of lots of energy, or 5k sprinters, or people who lift, or just about everybody.

I only got the energy to do all those things above AFTER starting the diet. This is the diet to unleash the stored energy in you, but then again you don't want to see past your misconceptions.

[atlkinkyboi]

Hey im already slim but just wanna lose maybe 5lbs, i wanted to know, can i eat saltine crackers with my tuna? because i need something to eat with my tunafish to fill me up because i cant eat bread on low carb diet

[bowulf]

@atlkinkyboi Saltines would be just as bad as white bread. It uses refined flours as well. You'd better use a whole wheat high fiber bread or low carb wraps than eat saltines with tuna. I would however say expand your mind and think about other means of how to eat your tuna -- like lettuce leaves or cheese wraps.

[bowulf]

@lennonchic Thanks! I appreciate the affirmation to my videos, and I am glad I could help.

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[bowulf]

From Chapter 11 - "Eat liberally of combinations of fat and protein in the form of poultry, fish, shellfish, eggs and red meat, as well as of pure, natural fat in the form of butter, mayonnaise, olive oil, safflower, sunflower and other vegetable oils (preferably expeller-pressed or cold-pressed)."

You can have as much butter as it takes to satiate you. Spinach is a one cup per day vegetable on Induction.