Friday, October, 30, 2009
The Atkins Diet
October 02, 2008
The much maligned Atkins diet has won first place in a rigorous
nationwide study of four popular weight-loss systems. Researchers
at Stanford University followed 311 women and found that those on
the low-carbohydrate, high-fat Atkins diet lost almost twice as
much weight in one year as women on the Zone diet, the Ornish diet,
and the LEARN diet. More importantly, researchers say, women on the
Atkins diet had the greatest reduction in blood pressure and the
greatest increase in good cholesterol.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Heather Reese
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Health Expert
......carbohydrates first and then moves onto fat. With the Atkins diet, there are very few...
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By Patrika Tsai
,
Health Expert
...modest weight loss with each diet although women on the Atkins diet lost slightly more weight. ...
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By Dr. Kang
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Health Expert
In 1973, the late Dr. Robert Atkins published his first book entitled “Dr. Atkins’ Diet...
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By Christine Miller
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Health Expert
...diets were eDiets, the Zone Diet, the Ornish Diet and the Atkins diet, partly because of the...
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By Heather Reese
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Health Expert
As a dietitian, I try to stay informed on all the new fad diets circulating out there because...
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Health Guide
...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,...
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...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...
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...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...
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Dietary ChangesLow Carbohydrate Diets
The Atkins diet restricts healthful complex carbohydrates in vegetables and particularly in fruits that are known to protect against heart disease. The Atkins...
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...heart-protective ingredient in this diet.Low Carbohydrate DietsDiets that restrict carbohydrate intake include
the Atkins diet, South Beach, The Zone, and others. A 2006 review of low-carbohydrate...
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June 09, 2009
According to researchers, a modified Atkins low-carb plan that substitutes plant-based protein for animal proteins may help dieters lose weight and...
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October 03, 2008
Popular diets such as Atkins, Weight Watchers, and Slim Fast help people lose weight and offer adequate nutrition, a new review has found....
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