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Atkins Diet: Dieters
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[T]here is no doubt some dieters find it easier to lose weight on the Atkins diet than on more conventional diets. And many Americans are desperate to drop pounds: Almost 65% of adults in this country weigh too much.
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During the next phase of the plan, the diet becomes less restrictive and more palatable, mainly by increasing the permitted vegetables and raising carbohydrate levels. Upon approaching their weight goal, dieters establish their "critical carbohydrate level" for maintenance, which is the highest number of grams of carbohydrates per day they can ingest without beginning to gain the lost weight back.
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Men lose an average of 6-16 pounds after the first two weeks on this diet. Women lose an average of 4-12 pounds. In subsequent weeks, dieters lose an average of 1-2 pounds each week.
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You don't find bacon on the Atkins pyramid, but the vast majority of low-carb dieters consume large quantities of bacon, exposing themselves to alarming levels of cancer-causing sodium nitrite. Technically, they believe they're following the Atkins diet, but in reality, they're exposing themselves to chemical toxins that lead to serious, chronic disease. They'd be much healthier if they actually ate what was pictured on the Atkins pyramid: fresh meats, not packaged meats.
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The diet does not require counting calories or limiting servings- Agatston suggests you eat until you are satisfied. Dieters are told to eat 6 meals a day - breakfast, lunch, and dinner - and small snacks between each meal.
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