What is it?
 Atkins diet is a low carbohydrate diet , which allows you to eat high protein food like Steak with Bearnaise sauce,
eggs, and bacon; cheddar cheese omelets - don't hold the yolks; Roquefort dressing and
silky smooth avocado cream soup made with real cream...This diet not only promised you that you will loose weight and not
be hungry but you'll also be on the road to better heart health and memory function and other wellness benefits.
The diet is based on the theory that overweight people eat too many carbohydrates. Our bodies burn both fat and
carbohydrates for energy, but carbs are used first. By drastically reducing carbs and eating more protein and fat,
our bodies naturally lose weight by burning stored body fat more efficiently.
 What can we eat?
This diet sets few limits on the amount of food that you eat but strictly restricts the kind of food that you eat-
no refined sugar, milk, white rice, or white flour. It allows you to eat foods traditionally regarded as "rich":
meat, eggs, cheese, and more. It claims to reduce your appetite in the process.
On the Atkins diet, you're eating almost pure protein and fat. You can consume red meat, fish (including shellfish), fowl,
and regular cheese (not "diet" cheese, cheese spreads, or whey cheeses). You can cook with butter, have mayo with your tuna,
and put olive oil on your salads. On the other hand, carbs are restricted (about 20 grams of net carbs per day) in the
first two weeks, which translates to three cups of loosely packed salad or two cups of salad with two-thirds cup of
certain cooked vegetables each day. |