Benefits of Atkins Diet

Many people like being able to eat as much protein and fat as they wish, since these foods are often restricted in more traditional diet plans.

For people who have tried a low-fat, high-carbohydrate weight loss plan without success, increasing protein in their diet often results in decreased food cravings and more rapid weight loss.

Several studies have shown that Atkins plan can help you lose significant amount of weight.

Recently, two studies were published in the New England Journal of Medicine that looked at the low-carbohydrate approach pioneered by Atkins for more than 90 days, in comparison to low-fat diets. The studies showed that the Atkins approach was slightly more effective for weight loss. More importantly, it was associated with greater improvements in blood fats known as triglycerides, which contribute to atherosclerosis and heart disease. One study found that those who followed the Atkins approach for a year raised their levels of HDL cholesterol (or good cholesterol), which helps prevent atherosclerosis. These findings are important because the conventional wisdom had been that a higher-fat diet such as the Atkins approach would raise LDL cholesterol and triglycerides and lower HDL cholesterol. It is important to point out that longer term studies are necessary to fully gauge the impact of this diet on CHD. 3 months or 1 year will not be enough.

The diet is relatively easy to follow; there are no complicated meal plans.

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[babycee303]

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[geniusaden]

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[delicatelilflower88]

fatfree diet but no junkfood that says fatfree

[Vittoria10538]

How nice to see Collette! I've only read her blogs and Atkins forum posts and heard her speak on an Atkins audio CD.

I LOVE Atkins, and still read and re-read his books. Currently, I'm re-reading Dr. Atkins' Age Defying Diet Revolution. His books are so well cited that the chapter end-notes section looks like a big chapter in itself. I wish he was still around.

[amiyahb25]

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