Sun, Dec-29-02, 08:49
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Posts: 3,423
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Plan: Atkins (loosely)
Stats: -/-/-
BF:
Progress: 40%
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Amazing they would put the grapefruit diet and Atkins in the same basket.
There isn't much to this article. The same old tired arguments.
This is the nitty gritty on Atkins according to them
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Pros: It's simple and easy to follow. A significant number of calories are eliminated through the restriction of carbs and sugar. It is billed as especially effective for people who've tried low-fat, high-carb diets.
Cons: Eating large amounts of saturated fats, such as that found in meat, can lead to an increased risk of heart disease. In addition, high-protein diets can cause nausea, fatigue, headaches, harmful fluid loss, and carbohydrate cravings. This diet is also too low in whole grains, fruit, calcium, and fiber.
Long-term: It is very difficult to maintain a low-carb diet indefinitely. As soon as carbs are reintroduced, weight gain is inevitable.
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No point in debunking this, it's been done ad nauseum. One comment from personal experience though. I've for all effective purposes re-introduced carbs into my diet. Wasn't really deliberate, more like they are so omnipresent, it becomes difficult to resist. But now I treat carbs like I used to treat fat. I keep a weary eye on it and consider the consumption of carbs an indulgence. And I have NOT GAINED any weight back. So the article's long term consequence is not inevitable. As long as you don't go back to the exact same eating pattern that got you fat in the first place you don't have to gain the weight back.
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