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Atkins diet
Obesity and heart diseases are the major problems we are facing these days. A big part of world population is suffering from these problems but to get rid of these is not so easy. Many people follow many diet charts, but some of them do not stand up to the expectations but by Atkins diet numerous people defeated these diseases that’s why more and more people are following Atkins diet today like from business man to home makers. Now what is this Atkins diet?
Atkins diet which is officially called Atkins Nutritional Approach is a low carbohydrate diet which helps our body to lose weight in a natural way by changing our eating habits and metabolism. This system not only guarantees losing weight without being hungry but also it gives us numerous health benefits like good brain functioning and better heart health. According to Dr. Robert C. Atkins people who are overweight eat so much carbohydrate that our body after burning the carbohydrate for energy creates fat later. So if we can place proteins and fat in the place of carbohydrate the body will lose weight without avoiding essential fats.
Atkins diet comes with 4 phrases induction, ongoing weight loss, and pre-maintenance and lifetime maintenance. First stage is for two weeks to quickly enter a state of ketosis. Second stage includes an increase in carbohydrate intake, but remaining at levels where weight loss occurs. Third stage includes the increase of carbohydrate intake. Fourth stage is for carrying the habits of previous stages. People suffering from hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar and high blood sugar can also take this diet plan and it really helps them as when the human body is only on a protein diet the desire for hunger is less and the conversion of glucose in body is more spastic as in this case body takes a long time to break protein and fats after which it breaks sugar and carbs.
But it just takes one bad day to destroy Atkins diet as the consumption of sweet or carbohydrate in addition with proteins and fats pours weight very quickly. But we can follow it anywhere anytime and can lose 20 pounds a week. Though some says it’s expensive but still for good health we can do anything.