The Atkins Nutritional Approach
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| The Atkins Nutritional Approach™, The Atkins Diet was the first low-carbohydrate diet, and one that's worked for millions of people over many years. Get the 'skinny' on the latest from Atkins, start shedding some of those extra pounds - and still have bacon with breakfast! |
If you haven't heard about the famous Atkins diet, you've probably been vacationing on Mars for the past 10 years because this diet is everywhere - on TV, in every magazine and newspaper and up and down the food aisles at the supermarket.
First introduced in 1972 by Dr. Robert C. Atkins, the diet is based on an unusual regimen of high-protein, low-carb, low-sugar foods. So, foods like steaks (big ones) and bacon, eggs and cheese are okay, breads, potatoes, rice, cakes and anything with sugar is off-limits.
Unlike other diets, the Atkins Nutritional Approachallows you to enjoy satisfying, 'dense' foods that really fill you up and 'stick to the ribs', eliminating those hunger pangs associated with typical reduced-calorie diets. No doubt about it, you can eat your fill on this diet plan.
Moreover, food manufacturers have developed low-carb, Atkins-approved products including a number of low-carb breakfast cereals, snacks and even low-carb bread! (How do they do that?). This means that you'll find plenty of approved prepared foods to fit the Atkins plan and your go-go lifestyle.
Studies have shown that the diet plan works - really works. People who stick with the Atkins Nutritional ApproachTM:
- lose more weight, and keep it off;
- maintain more stable blood sugar levels, eliminating the sugar 'highs' and 'lows' (and subsequent mood swings) associated with traditional reduced-calorie diets;
- have lower levels of cholesterol;
- are more likely to stick with the diet than traditional diets;
- and, are more likely to encourage friends and family to undertake the plan.