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The Atkins Diet continues to be one of the premier diet programs in existence today. Since its initial inception, the diet has evolved into a more comprehensive weight loss program on account of updated guidelines, extended meal plans, and a plethora of new recipes. Both positive and negative reports about the diet continue to make headlines.
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From The Atkins Diet to “Superfoods,” Americans continue to look for the latest recipe to lose weight and get healthy. According to the NPD group, 25 percent of consumers claim to be on a diet. Unfortunately, quick fixes and drastic measures almost never work.
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In spite of this, the Atkins Diet has caused the biggest weight loss debate in years, generating almost as many column inches as advocates of the diet have claimed to lose from their waistline. And even today, nutrition experts have still not been won over. Here’s the lowdown…
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The Atkins diet recommends a limit of 20g of carbohydrate each day for the initial 14-day induction phase. This is a very small amount; for example a banana contains about 22g. So in this phase, the diet consists of meat, poultry, fish, eggs, cheese, a small amount of salad and vegetables, butter and oil. Carbohydrate-containing foods such as fruit, many vegetables, bread, cereals, rice, potatoes, pasta, cakes, biscuits, sugar, milk and yogurt should be avoided. The next phase is the ongoing weight-loss phase which allows about 40g of carbohydrate a day. So dieters are allowed some fruit, and more vegetables and nuts.
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Released in 1972, Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution unveiled a diet that would change the way people looked at dieting forever. Followers of Atkins engage in a four-phase approach -- Induction, Ongoing Weight Loss, Pre-Maintenance, Maintenance -- that calls for a drastic reduction of carbohydrates with an increase in high-protein foods. Dr. Atkins breaks carbohydrates down into two categories: favorable and non-favorable. When starting the diet, carbohydrate intake is cut drastically. Favorable carbs are gradually added back into your diet as you progress through each stage.
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According to Atkins, the diet causes no adverse side effects. Many health care professionals disagree. In a fact sheet for the Healthcare Reality Check Web site (http://www.hcrc.org), Ellen Coleman, a registered dietician and author, said the diet may have serious side effects for some people. She said complications associated with the diet include ketosis, dehydration, electrolyte loss, calcium depletion, weakness, nausea, and kidney problems. "It is certainly riskier for overweight individuals with medical problems such as heart disease, hypertension, kidney disease, and diabetes than it is for over-weight people with no health problems," she said.
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