The Atkins diet has had a long term, if rocky life being praised then derided and praised again in a never ending back and forth claim and counter claim.
The Atkins diet has supporters and detractors almost universally being used especially by people seeking to lose weight quickly. Want to know the basis for the Atkins diet as well as to know their advantages and possible disadvantages?
The Atkins diet is very popular, promising to lose weight quickly, and you can eat almost whatever food you like unlike other prohibitive “boring”, diets, but is it healthy?
In 1972, physician Robert Atkins designed a fabulous diet (Atkins diet) that became widely popular, was a great success and today it remains somewhat fashionable.
People follow the Atkins diet to the letter because eating what most diets prohibit proteins and fats instead of fruits, vegetables and legumes.
The Atkins diet promises weight loss in the short term, reducing from 2 to 4 pounds in the first week, and during the following weeks, the results are more moderate but reasonable.
The Atkins diet allows you to consume large amounts of protein and less carbohydrate to lose weight. The reason many people use the Dr. Atkins is that the body will burn carbohydrates easier than protein, thus turning carbohydrates into energy and protein stored as fat.
Therefore, if we consume almost pure protein and almost no carbohydrates, the only supply of energy are fat reserves. So to survive, the body spends proteins in the fat, making us lose weight immediately.
Almost 90% of the Atkins diet is based on consumption of protein and fat, no matter whether they are high in cholesterol or saturated fats such as red meats, sausages, cheese, eggs, seafood, butter, margarine, oils, mayonnaise, butter, cream, yogurt, whole, and so on.
10% of the carbohydrates obtained from vegetables and should be restricted to pasta, flour, rice, breads, legumes (lentils, beans, beans), sugar, alcoholic drinks and milk.
You should also avoid fruits and vegetables rich in fiber (potato, carrot), as fiber prevents the absorption of fat in the intestine. Green vegetables are limited to 50 grams per meal.
Sample Atkins Diet
Breakfast
Scrambled eggs with ham or bacon.
Coffee or tea without sugar.
Lunch
A salad with steak, or roast pork with vegetables, or trout with spinach or fillet of beef coated with cheese and roasted tomatoes.
Dinner
Cocktail shrimp with a roasted or grilled chicken with salad, or lamb chops with peas.
Beverages
Mineral water.
Tomato juice or fruit.
Red wine.
However, the Atkins diet has been criticized by physicians because, saturated fats and proteins high in cholesterol have been shown to be harmful to health, specifically related to cancer, increase in the level of uric acid, triglycerides and cholesterol, which accumulates in the arteries and is a danger to the heart, and encourage the occurrence of crystalline deposits in joints.
Being deprived of carbohydrates, the body seeks energy in fat, but also in the muscles, causing muscle wasting and fatigue. The absence of fruit and vegetables input can cause a dangerous shortage of vitamins and minerals.
The lack of fiber causes problems of constipation and accumulation of metabolic wastes.
No related posts.