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Adkins- Atkins Diet Review
The
world famous Adkins diet
The phases in the Atkins diet are
Atkinks diet Phase 1: Induction
Restrict carbohydrate consumption to 20
grams each day, obtaining carbohydrate primarily from salad and other non-starchy
vegetables.
Atkinks diet Phase 2: Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL)
Add
carbohydrate, in the form of nutrient-dense and fiber-rich foods, by increasing
to 25 grams daily the first week, 30 grams daily the next week and so on until
weight loss stops. Then subtract 5 grams of carbohydrate from your daily intake
so that you continue sustained, moderate weight loss.
Atkinks diet
Phase 3: Pre-Maintenance
Make the transition from weight loss to weight
maintenance by increasing the daily carbohydrate intake in 10-gram increments
each week so long as very gradual weight loss is maintained.
Atkinks
diet Phase 4: Lifetime Maintenance
Select from a wide variety of foods while
controlling carbohydrate intake to ensure weight maintenance and a sense of well-being.
This lifestyle is the foundation for a lifetime of better health.
Unlike a diet, the Atkinks diet is a lifetime nutritional philosophy, focusing
on the consumption of nutrient-dense, unprocessed foods and vitanutrient supplementation.
Moreover, Atkinks diet restricts processed/refined carbohydrates (which make up
more than 50 percent of many people's diets), such as high-sugar foods, breads,
pasta, cereal and starchy vegetables. Core vitanutrient supplementation includes
a full-spectrum multivitamin and an essential oils/fatty acid formula. This nutritional
philosophy has been embraced by an estimated 20 million people worldwide since
the release of Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution in the 1970s, and was the cornerstone
of the treatment protocols for patients of The Atkins Center for Complementary
Medicine in New York City (1984-2003).
