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Introduction - Atkins
Diet
According to Dr Atkins the diet is good for managing many health disorders
including headaches, blood sugar disorders, slow or sluggish metabolism,
food intolerance's, allergies, and many other health problems. Although
the main reason why people turn to Atkins Diet is because it provides
fast weight loss, many with high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes
and polycystic ovarian syndrome had reported that they feel more energetic
than they have had in years after one week on Atkins Diet.
While medical experts were recommending low fat, high carbohydrate
diets, Dr Atkins suggested people who wanted to lose weight should
do the exact opposite. Dr Atkins diet philosophy was that up to
two thirds of calories could come from fat - more than double the
usual recommendation - and people should eat meats and cheeses rather
than breads, pastas, and even fruits and vegetables. Instead of
carbohydrate and sugar, Atkins Diet Plan highly recommends plenty
of fat and protein. The diet specifically recommends animal proteins;
therefore vegetarians and vegans will have a hard time following
the diet.
How Atkins Diet Help In Losing Weight?
Atkins Diet is a system that enables our body to lose weight in
a natural way by inducing a change in metabolism. Our body is capable
of burning both fat and carbohydrates to provide the energy required
to function properly. Carbohydrate, in the form of glucose, is the
first fuel used to provide energy to our body. Dr Atkins suggests
that when we reduce our intake of carbohydrates significantly, our
body convert from burning carbohydrates to burning fat as fuel.
Ketosis is a state in which our body burns fat as fuel. When fat
is burned for fuel, ketones are released through the breath and
urine, and their quantities can be measured with Ketone Strips.
This is how we lose weight through Atkins Diet Plan. Dr Atkins also
says that ketosis will affect insulin production which will prevent
more fat from being formed.
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