The Story of the Atkins Diet Part 1
June 3, 2010 by Low Carb Website
Filed under Atkins diet
A profile of Dr. Robert Atkins, the diet doctor diet whose theories on nutrition have changed the way Americans think about eating. Atkins’s low-carb approach and 4-step program have become an obsession for many people at a time when two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. But the Atkins diet has its detractors, some of whom say that its emphasis on high-cholesterol foods can make it dangerous. Please visit Lowcarbshow.com and subscribe to our podcast where we discuss our on going struggles with weight loss…
We even see the efficacy of a protein rich/fat rich low carbohydrate diet in large populations. There are hunter gatherer tribes all over the world NOW that don’t have access to carbohydrates, and subsist on a diet of meat, nuts, seeds, and vegetables. And even among the SEDENTARY elders who no longer hunt, they are slim and suffer no degenerative diseases. One doesn’t need a degree in nutrition to understand this, one only need look at a National Geographic special.
@muzicluva000
You are a moron meat is one of the best foods for you period no-one has ever doubted that with basic knowledge of nutrition.
And fruit is not amazing for you seriously come back more educated.
@FORCEDANARCHY
Fuck all is muscle I’m using the atkins diet to get ripped for the summer quickly, and it’s working.You do not simply damage organs in ketosis.
Dr Atkins died from a fall not dieting and at the beggining until you get used to it you will no longer look like shit.
Other diets are to hard for most people to follow you will fail witht hem.
@muzicluva000 Fruits are sugary, they have carbs. Meat is full of protein it can get you ripped.
@Hivort Why would I want to be thin? I prefer being lean, fit, in shape. Go back to nature, eat real food, and when I say real food not the dead cow processed crap Adkins pushes I mean fruits, veggies, beans, brown rice. Sure you can lose weight on Adkins but much of the weight loss is lean muscle and in ketosis you can damage vital organs. No wonder Adkins is dead and most people I see doing Adkins look like hell!
i just have on comment, it works
@FORCEDANARCHY yeah do that, spent all ur life eating crap and never getting thin,
or maybe u can just make atkins diet for a couple of weeks and start having a good alimentation
@muzicluva000 this is not so simple dude, this diet really works anyway
And they call this fat-loving dude a Doctor MD?
Common sense: eating lots of fat will clog your arteries.
Period
@muzicluva000 Yeah! Seriously! How dare science tread on your beliefs! Wtf!
So many people get the induction phase mixed up with the entire diet, you can eat carbs in Atkins and if you are really active you may need a little more than a normal person. It’s not hard.
what the fucking hell. fruit is good for you, meat is bad for you. its that simple…
i Mean imagine a 24 stone man decided to Either go for The sucide Atkins diet or salad for the next 5 years, if he chose atkins he will comite suicide and die that is true..
@dim432 which also happens to be a side effect of life as well. True story.
Everyone I have EVER known who have done these stuff your face with dead animal diets look like hell! Yes you can lose weight but these diets are for people who want a diet where they don’t have to think or use common sense. Processed meat and similar foods are not going to make you healthy. Go back to nature, exercise, and for the love of God use your brains! Water, raw fruits, veggies, and exercise—don’t limit yourself on any of these.
@sw33tlildreamerx Here here, it’s only the first 2 weeks that the diet is restricted, carbs, fruit and vegatables are reintroduced in later phases! Well said sir!
@rockcityaudio That is the very same mind set I have when it comes to food. Before I eat I run for 20 to 60 mins simulating the “hunt”. Thats the problem with allot of people they don’t understand that just like all animals we are made to work for every meal.
@rockcityaudio you fag
people should not be confused…its simple think about it!.
imagine you are in the wild,I mean really out there surviving.
all food will be limited and no chips no bread or useless foods from packets grow on trees.
so small amounts of fruits,small amounts of meat/ fish and good amounts of veggies. don’t eat meat everyday(skilled hunters don’t!)its too hard to catch!.
no oils,no cookies,no chips, no sodas,nothing that’s packaged and processed.
and a nice drink of water now and again. that’s it!
@mzoljones wow someone actually took me seriously? does anyone here have a sense of humor? i was quoting foamy the squirrel. wow you people actually believe i was serious….. shows how smart people are these days -_-
I lowered my carb intake for about a week I think it was and everyone noticed i’d lost weight. I think I must have lost about 5 pounds, it was such a suprise, but you have to stick to it otherwise it all comes back!
The other side effect is death
the Atkins diet that I follow emphasizes eating plenty of vegetables…Atkins is LOW carb…I eat everything except for white flour, sugar, & processed foods…what’s unhealthy about that??
thanks for caring! Been eating the Atkins way for 2 years, I have lost 103lbs, and I have had my blood workup x3 in the past year…and the results were excellent each time! I have tons of energy and I feel wonderful!
u know absolutely NOTHING about the atkins diet…I’ve read the book and followed this way of eating for 2 years… Atkins emphasizes eating plenty of vegetables, fish, chicken, healthy fat such as almonds, avocado, etc…where did you get your “tons of bacon” info……obviously from someone who was NOT doing the Atkins diet …eating tons of bacon unhealthy and stupid as hell….and no fruit, LOL! FYI, I eat everything except for white flour, processed foods, and sugar….