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Atkins diet pros and cons

by — Last updated: 2022-04-15 in Healthy Living

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The Atkins Nutritional Approach, popularly known as the Atkins Diet is definitely the most marketed and well-known diet program of all low-carbohydrate diets on the market today.


The fact is that the Atkins Diet is probably the most successful diet in the last few years in terms of books and products sold.
There are many advantages and disadvantages that could be linked to this diet and the most common are listed below.

Benefits

The only benefit may be quick weight loss and possibly eating as much foods as desired for some people.  Quick weight loss is what motivates people at first but because so many foods are off-limit, a high rate of the followers just drop out before reaching the forth, maintenance level.

Disadvantages

  •   Many individual health experts disagree with the Atkins philosophy calling it unhealthy way of losing weight.
  •   When we think about it, this certainly sounds right.
  •   People who do not eat fruits and vegetables deprive themselves of fibers crucial for the gastrointestinal system as well as antioxidants found in many plants that prevent cancer development and cardiovascular disease.
  •   The recommended dose of carbohydrates is 300 grams but the Atkins promotes no more than 20 grams per day. Lack of carbohydrates leads to lack of energy causing lethargy and prevents people from different activities both physical and cognitive.
  •   Another negative side to Atkins diet is eating as much protein as one can possibly eat. Foods high in protein are also high in fats and high levels of fats increase the levels of the “bad” cholesterol. The general fat allowance is only 30% of one’s daily calories intake but Atkins diet promotes eating as much fat as desired.
  •  The biggest disadvantage of the Atkins diet is that although the pounds may be shedding quickly, the weight levels off over six months to one year.

           

Conclusion

This is the truth about the world's most famous, most glamorous and most controversial diet.
The Atkins diet says that eating fat can make you thin. While it may be so, it also presents amajor threat to your health. If you need to lose more weight, especially if you are obese, work with your doctor and a licensed nutritionist. Following an exercise program is the key ingredient to any successful weight loss program.