Extreme Weight Loss Solution

In 1972 the American physician Robert Atkins designed a fabulous diet that became widely popular, was a great success and today remains in vogue. People obey to the letter because it allows him to eat most diets prohibit proteins and fats, and food scraps considered as ‘boring’ as vegetables and legumes. This diet promises weight loss in the short term, reducing from 2 to 4 kilos in the first week, and during the following weeks, the result is more moderate.

How it works

It consists of consuming large amounts of protein and minimal carbohydrates to slim. The reason that Dr. Atkins was used as follows: the body it is easier to burn carbohydrates than protein, hence turns carbohydrates into energy and protein stored as fat.

Therefore, if we consume almost pure protein and almost no carbohydrates, the only energy supply are fat reserves. So to survive, the body spends the accumulated fat protein, making us lose weight immediately.

The permitted and forbidden

Almost 90% of the diet is based on consumption of protein and fat, regardless of whether they are high in cholesterol or saturated as red meats, sausages, cheese, eggs, seafood, butter, margarine, oils, mayonnaise, butter, cream milk, yoghurt, whole, and so on.

10% of the carbohydrates obtained from vegetables, and should be kept to a minimum pasta, flour, rice, breads, legumes (lentils, beans, beans), sugar, alcoholic drinks and milk.

Also avoid fruits and vegetables rich in fiber (potato, carrot), and that fiber prevents absorption of fat in the intestine. Green vegetables are limited to 50 grams per meal.

Model diet

Breakfast
• Scrambled eggs with ham or bacon
• Coffee or tea without sugar

Lunch
• A steak and salad, or roast pork with vegetables, or trout with spinach or filet of beef covered with cheese and roasted tomatoes

Dinner
• Shrimp cocktail with toast, or grilled chicken with salad, or lamb chops with peas

Beverages
• Mineral water
• tomato juice or fruit
• Red Wine

However …

This diet has been widely criticized by physicians because of the following:

1. Saturated fats high in cholesterol and protein have proved harmful to health are related to cancer diseases specifically, increase the level of uric acid, triglycerides and cholesterol, which accumulates in the arteries and is a danger to the heart, and favoring the presence of crystalline deposits in joints.

2. When meeting stripped of carbohydrates, the body fat for energy, but also in the muscles, causing muscle wasting and fatigue.

3. The absence of fruit and vegetables reduced the contribution can lead to risky lack of vitamins and minerals.

4. Lack of fiber causes constipation problems and accumulation of metabolic wastes.

In conclusion

The Atkins diet should be no more than 30 days, the question remains in the air is: a longer period, results are achieved? What we can say is to be checked by a doctor, to ensure that their side effects do not affect your health.

You have to be careful with this diet, because being so low in carbohydrates can cause you bad breath (halitosis) for two reasons: to burn fat you release the breath ketones that cause odor, and high-protein foods produce more sulfur the surface of the tongue.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Dr. Atkins himself had a history of heart attack, heart failure and hypertension, and was obese when he died at age 72 by a head injury after slipping, though the proponents indicated that their problems health had no connection to the diet that followed.

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