What Are the Long Term Results of the Atkins Diet?
Many people believed that the Atkins diet was the answer to all weight loss problems.
Whilst this is true for the most part, many people quickly discovered that as soon as they finished the diet they gained excessive weight.
In some cases the results were devastating.
Nutritionists, health professionals and the like have not as yet been convinced that the Atkins diet has any long term benefits for the follower.
One of the greatest concerns is the havoc it may cause on the kidney's due to the high consumption of protein from meats.
The other concern is the effects of potentially high cholesterol levels due to the consumption of cream, cheese, butter and high fat meats such as bacon and sausages.
Is It Really Safe? Who really knows, it can't possibly be told or known until those who have participated produce favorable or unfavorable results measured by the health professionals.
In my opinion the diet must have some health benefits in terms of reducing one's intake of high carb foods such as cakes, biscuits and chocolate etc.
Reducing these foods must have some benefits.
There is also the option of choosing lower fat cuts of meat such as chicken, steak and fish.
Overall it seems there is a high chance of reducing your calorie intake because there is only so much meat, salad or vegetables you can eat in a day.
How Much Weight Have People Really Lost? Most participants have claimed to have lost 4-10 pounds during the induction period of the diet.
However as stated above many have said they also gained the weight back along with additional unwelcomed pounds! In his book, Dr Atkins The New Diet Revolution, Dr.
Atkins does mention that you need to change your eating habit for life not just to lose the weight.
Its possible that these participants have resumed eating high carb foods once the weight was lost.
This of course is bound to increase your waist line by a few inches or more.
The Atkins diet is really about reducing high calorie and or high carb foods.
But it needs to be maintained for the rest of your life in order to maintain the weight loss.
Conclusion The Atkins diet does work for weight loss.
Far too many people have lost weight for it to be any other way.
It is not yet known if there are any long terms effects where cholesterol levels are concerned.
Nor do the experts know of the dangers one might endure to the kidneys.
Whilst this is true for the most part, many people quickly discovered that as soon as they finished the diet they gained excessive weight.
In some cases the results were devastating.
Nutritionists, health professionals and the like have not as yet been convinced that the Atkins diet has any long term benefits for the follower.
One of the greatest concerns is the havoc it may cause on the kidney's due to the high consumption of protein from meats.
The other concern is the effects of potentially high cholesterol levels due to the consumption of cream, cheese, butter and high fat meats such as bacon and sausages.
Is It Really Safe? Who really knows, it can't possibly be told or known until those who have participated produce favorable or unfavorable results measured by the health professionals.
In my opinion the diet must have some health benefits in terms of reducing one's intake of high carb foods such as cakes, biscuits and chocolate etc.
Reducing these foods must have some benefits.
There is also the option of choosing lower fat cuts of meat such as chicken, steak and fish.
Overall it seems there is a high chance of reducing your calorie intake because there is only so much meat, salad or vegetables you can eat in a day.
How Much Weight Have People Really Lost? Most participants have claimed to have lost 4-10 pounds during the induction period of the diet.
However as stated above many have said they also gained the weight back along with additional unwelcomed pounds! In his book, Dr Atkins The New Diet Revolution, Dr.
Atkins does mention that you need to change your eating habit for life not just to lose the weight.
Its possible that these participants have resumed eating high carb foods once the weight was lost.
This of course is bound to increase your waist line by a few inches or more.
The Atkins diet is really about reducing high calorie and or high carb foods.
But it needs to be maintained for the rest of your life in order to maintain the weight loss.
Conclusion The Atkins diet does work for weight loss.
Far too many people have lost weight for it to be any other way.
It is not yet known if there are any long terms effects where cholesterol levels are concerned.
Nor do the experts know of the dangers one might endure to the kidneys.