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After being told for years to eat a low-fat, high-carbohydrate "balanced" diet, Americans are now the fattest people on Earth, and getting fatter every year! The occurrences of adult-onset diabetes is
also increasing. We now know, because research has shown, that fat is not the enemy -- carbohydrates are.
-On a low-carb diet, you can eat until you're full, as long as you eat only allowed foods
. Allowed foods are meats, fish, poultry, eggs, and cheese, plus a limited amount of green vegetables.
-Realizing that textbook definitions of ˇ§essentialˇ¨ can be taken out of context to promote a
ad diet and that just because thereˇ¦s technically no ˇ§essentialˇ¨ carbohydrates (as there are essential amino acids and fatty acids) doesnˇ¦t mean carbohydrates arenˇ¦t ˇ§essentialˇ¨ in other resp
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Many, many folks are finding that low carb eating is a lot easier than they ever thought it could be... once you get past the initial week or so, your appetite decreases, your energy increases, and -
well, the weight comes off! Can we guarantee a low carb lifestlye will work for you? Nope. But we can guarantee that others have done it - and that we'll be here to support you if you and your doctor
decide that a low carb diet might be for you!
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Tips for Low Carb Diet
-Understanding that reasonable (moderate) restriction of carbs can be a helpful short term strategy for fat loss, a good way to reach a peak, a legitimate method to control a
ppetite, and an effective way for some people to control insulin. But also understanding that a balanced diet of natural foods is probably the most suitable of all the diets for health, lifelong maint
enance and weight control.
-Knowing that fat loss always did and always will boil down to calories in vs. calories out. Taking the time and effort to crunch your numbers (at least once), typing up
your menu on a spreadsheet, keeping a diary, and/or using nutrition tracking software.
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What Foods can I Eat on Induction - Atkins Diet?
-Foods that can be consumed liberally during the induction phase are: fish, fowl, shellfish, meat, and eggs. You can also have a certain amount of s
ome cheeses.
-Additionally, you can 20 grams of carbohydrate a day.
-You can eat two to three cups of salad a day comprised of the particular vegetables Dr. Atkins specifies, which include (bu
t are not limited to): escarole, fennel, radicchio, cucumber, lettuce, and mushrooms. You may garnish your salads with certain toppings such as bacon bits, grated cheese, and hard-boiled egg.
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you choose to consume two cups of salad (rather than three), you can add another cup of vegetables from a different list. Those include artichokes, snow pe
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The most widely used low-carbohydrate diet is the one advocated by the late Robert C. Atkins, M.D., of New York City. His 1972 book Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution sold millions of copies within the first
two years. His 1992 update, Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, has sold even more. The current plan has four steps: a 2-week "induction" period, during which the goal is to reduce carbohydrate intake t
o under 20 grams per day, and three periods during which carbohydrate intake is progressively raised but kept below what Atkins calls "your critical carbohydrate level" for losing or maintaining weigh
t [1]. The dieter is permitted to eat unlimited amounts of noncarbohydrate foods "when hungry," but ketosis tends to suppress appetite.
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If you severely restrict carbs, your body goes into a state of ketosis--burning fat with the subsequent production of ketone bodies in the bloodstream. The condition is called "ketonuria" if ketones a
re spilled out into the urine. The result of ketosis is that your blood sugar levels stabilize; your insulin level drops; and because your body is burning fat, you lose weight!
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