Health Risks of High-Protein Diets: Misunderstandings and Deceptive Statements

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Also, many " experts " seem to think that Atkins is a fixed carb diet. That

all there is is induction. It's not. You increase your carbs gradually until

you stop losing and then drop back a level and stay there until just before

you reach your goal. Atkins wants you take off the last 10 or 15 pounds very

slowly. Then it's " Atkins for life! "

Judith Alta

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From: Christie [mailto:christiekeith@...]

There is a ton to say on this subject, but one of the things I'll say right

up front is that Atkins is not a high protein diet.

It IS a high fat, controlled carbohydrate (low carb in the weight loss

phase), moderate protein diet that encourages you to eat abundantly of whole

foods, vegetables, and healthy fats (all fats except transfats) during all

phases of the program. The only foods permanently eliminated are

processed/refined grains, transfats, sugar, and sugar-like ingredients such

as high fructose corn syrup. Anyone who thinks you don't eat any carbs, or

don't eat any vegetables, just isn't doing their research.

Much of this " debunking " is just debunking a straw man, ie, the imaginary

Atkins plan. It has nothing to do with the REAL Atkins plan.

I realize this article doesn't mention Atkins by name, but I wanted to say

this anyway as it's what most people think of when they hear " low carb diet "

or even " high protein diet. "

Christie