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The Atkins diet has been around since the 1970’s but it was the re-release of the Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution over 10 years ago that generated the low-carb craze that is pervasive in our society today. According to the New Atkins Diet, people are overweight because they eat too many carbohydrate-rich foods. By restricting carbohydrates, the body will burn fat, including fat stores, for energy.
During metabolism, the body burns carbohydrates first a...
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Epilepsy: Lifestyle Changes
...drugs but is now proving to be effective with many children. Researchers are investigating whether the Atkins diet (high protein, low carbohydrate) may help people with epilepsy. Both the... Read more »Prevent Obesity: Weight Management
...experts are concerned about long-term health problems. A report in the March 2006 Lancet linked the Atkins diet to life-threatening complications that caused the death of one woman. The... Read more »Weight Control and Diet: References
...print. March 27, 2006.Chen TY, Smith W, Rosenstock JL, Lessnau KD. A life-threatening complication of Atkins diet. Lancet. 2006 Mar 18;367(9514):958.Lopez-Jimenez F, Bhatia S, Collazo-Clavell ML,... Read more »Weight Control and Diet: Highlights
...in Archives of Surgery.Diet NewsA report in the March 2006 Lancet linked the high-protein, low-carb Atkins diet to the death of one woman. The 40-year-old woman had a deadly build up of acids... Read more »Heart healthy Dietary Changes: low carb diet, low fat diet, weight loss
Dietary ChangesLow Carbohydrate DietsThe Atkins diet restricts healthful complex carbohydrates in vegetables and particularly in fruits that are known to protect against heart disease. The Atkins... Read more »Images
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