The ATKINS Diet.
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MsJag4Jag
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There is nothing new under the sun! Atkins has been around since the 70's...It is just now getting recognition after the facilitator died from bumbing his head when he slipped on ice.
Prior to his death, all health officials opposed the diet. Now, it is all the rave. It works, but most people fail at it because once they have completed the "induction" portion (the part where you lose significant weight), they don't learn the maintenance part ...(how to keep it off.)
Prior to his death, all health officials opposed the diet. Now, it is all the rave. It works, but most people fail at it because once they have completed the "induction" portion (the part where you lose significant weight), they don't learn the maintenance part ...(how to keep it off.)
MsJag4Jag
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I stand corrected.
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Nutrition expert and author Dr. Robert Atkins, creator of the high-protein/low-carbohydrate "Atkins Diet," was released Wednesday from hospital care and is resting well after his heart stopped, a condition called cardiac arrest.
Atkins was waiting for breakfast at a restaurant near his office last Thursday in Manhattan when he went into cardiac arrest. He was quickly revived by an associate and taken to the New York Weill Cornell Medical Center.
The episode was caused by cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart's ability to pump blood is weakened because of enlargement, thickening or stiffening of the heart muscle.
In Atkins' case, cardiomyopathy was caused by an infection that spread to his heart muscle.
<b>"I have had cardiomyopathy, which is a non-coronary condition and is in no way related to diet," Atkins said in a statement. </b>
A statement by The Atkins Companies also said the hot weather in New York may have been a factor in the cardiac arrest. Temperatures last week in New York were in the 90s.
"We have been treating this condition, cardiomyopathy, for almost two years," said Patrick Fratellone, Atkins' personal physician and cardiologist. "Clearly, his own nutritional protocols have left him, at the age of 71, with an extraordinarily healthy cardiovascular system."
Atkins told CNN, "I want the public to know the truth, not every condition affecting the heart comes from a blockage." He said "a controlled carbohydrate lifestyle really prevents risk factors for heart disease."
Doctors have checked for blockages, Atkins said, "and I don't have any."
Dr. Clyde Yancy, a cardiologist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and a member of the American Heart Association's national board of directors, said: "Despite the obvious irony, I believe there is a total disconnect between the cardiac arrest and the health approach he (Atkins) popularizes."
Atkins' doctors have advised him to curtail his travel plans for the next 30 days as a precaution, but Atkins hopes to return to his work within the next week or so.
Paul Wolff, chief executive officer of The Atkins Companies, said: "Up until today, this has been a personal and private family matter for Atkins. It is unfortunate for the family that this has not remained so."
LadyLuck13
Chocolate Rain
my 13 cents...
Frat, you must be thick....
hmmm...oh, the Atkins diet, yeah. This is a diet in which you eat all the meat you want and green veggies, salad, broccoli, green beans, but no bread, fruit, starches, fatening sweets (which covers just about all sweets). Meat supposedly has no carbs.
YEP, America is on an Atkins diet FRENZY right now, including my moms. She has actually been on it about 4 weeks now and has lost about 20 pounds. But what many people aren't aware of is that this diet is not for continuous use. You're supposed to be on it for a few weeks then give it a rest for abuot a week or two. Carbs may be known for weight gain, however, your body needs a balance of certain nutrition that some of those "cut-out foods". It IS effective, but just like any other diet, you should be careful in this diet too.
Frat, you must be thick....
hmmm...oh, the Atkins diet, yeah. This is a diet in which you eat all the meat you want and green veggies, salad, broccoli, green beans, but no bread, fruit, starches, fatening sweets (which covers just about all sweets). Meat supposedly has no carbs.YEP, America is on an Atkins diet FRENZY right now, including my moms. She has actually been on it about 4 weeks now and has lost about 20 pounds. But what many people aren't aware of is that this diet is not for continuous use. You're supposed to be on it for a few weeks then give it a rest for abuot a week or two. Carbs may be known for weight gain, however, your body needs a balance of certain nutrition that some of those "cut-out foods". It IS effective, but just like any other diet, you should be careful in this diet too.
pbla
Focus
Originally posted by BandFan
Thank you MsJag. So who was this ATKINS person.
I just keep seeing commercials on "ATKINS" diet this, "ATKINS" diet that. Subway has an ATKINS diet wrap, and Hardies has a Breadless ATKINS "burger".
A "breadless" burger...........WTF!?!?!?!
You can find his books in all book stores, including Wal-Mart.
SONNY
The Future of Omega!!!!
Re: my 13 cents...
Yeah, Soror, Im 5'10, 210lbs. I love's my Bread, rice and grains.
It just seems like if you cut out a certain portion of the Nutritional Pyriamid, that you are doing some damage to your body.
:goof:
Originally posted by LadyLuck13
Frat, you must be thick....
Carbs may be known for weight gain, however, your body needs a balance of certain nutrition that some of those "cut-out foods". It IS effective, but just like any other diet, you should be careful in this diet too.
Yeah, Soror, Im 5'10, 210lbs. I love's my Bread, rice and grains.
It just seems like if you cut out a certain portion of the Nutritional Pyriamid, that you are doing some damage to your body.
:goof:
hassan
La ilaj? ila Al
because so many folks are on some sort of low carb no carb diet (atkins being the most famous, south beach diet is also popular) there are a lot of great recipes/dishes coming out
for example, the in and out burger chain out west has a protein style cheeseburger that is the bomb (in lieu of bread, the double patty cheese burger is wrapped in ice berg lettuce)
also, i had a low carb pizza that was better than any other i have had in a long time - crust or no crust
a low carb lasgana was good too (zucchini sliced length wise instead of pasta)
some folks benefit from a low carb diet because of how their bodies process or failk to process the carbs (glucose, fructose, lactose, et al)
my blood type allows me to eat just about anything so i only got familiar with the whole thing because my ex was big on it (and the results were
)
anyway, there are a lot of myths about the whole thing that surprised me when i first started learning about and there are a lot of great books on the subject
for example, ?are you a carb-addict?
(i know i is)
for example, the in and out burger chain out west has a protein style cheeseburger that is the bomb (in lieu of bread, the double patty cheese burger is wrapped in ice berg lettuce)
also, i had a low carb pizza that was better than any other i have had in a long time - crust or no crust
a low carb lasgana was good too (zucchini sliced length wise instead of pasta)
some folks benefit from a low carb diet because of how their bodies process or failk to process the carbs (glucose, fructose, lactose, et al)
my blood type allows me to eat just about anything so i only got familiar with the whole thing because my ex was big on it (and the results were
)anyway, there are a lot of myths about the whole thing that surprised me when i first started learning about and there are a lot of great books on the subject
for example, ?are you a carb-addict?
(i know i is)
Da_Sperm
New Member
From what I read about it (because so many white people at my job were losing weight so fast without exercise), it is quit simple.
Carbs break down into sugar, which takes the longest amount of time to for the body to breakdown. When there is little to no carbs present, then the body will simply eat away at the fat. This cause a fast weight loss. Although it is not healthy, it is not the recommended way to lose weight. Nothing replaces the combination of diet/exercise to take off the pounds.
Everybody I know that was on this diet would lose 20 to 40lbs very quickly and couldn't lose another pound. Once they start back eating carbs, they regain the weight.
Carbs break down into sugar, which takes the longest amount of time to for the body to breakdown. When there is little to no carbs present, then the body will simply eat away at the fat. This cause a fast weight loss. Although it is not healthy, it is not the recommended way to lose weight. Nothing replaces the combination of diet/exercise to take off the pounds.
Everybody I know that was on this diet would lose 20 to 40lbs very quickly and couldn't lose another pound. Once they start back eating carbs, they regain the weight.
MsJag4Jag
Moderator
The kicker here is to understand that if you eat carbs it turns to sugar which if it isn't burned off, turns to fat...or something like that. Basically, overweight people have lots of stored energy to burn. It simply forces your body to use the energy that is already available instead of soaking up more sugar, carbs, etc....
It is not unhealthy. Your body does the same thing when you exercise. You have to force the body to get to a point of using the "stored" energy. IT is the same process. Once simply makes you move and the other does not. It is recommended that one combine this with walking and drinking lots of water as well as taking vitamins. You don't need bread to survive.
MasterRattler
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They just had a story on The CBS Early Show this morning about Atkins. Personally, I'm doing Weight Watchers, and I've lost 164.8 lbs since March 24, 2003. But, I also workout 5 days a week and drank 2 gallons of water daily. You just have to do what works for you.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/20/earlyshow/health/shapeup/main594343.shtml
Questioning Atkins? Read This
(CBS) The low-carbohydrate craze is so popular that restaurants are changing their menus to keep up with the trend.
But what hasn't changed for the past 30 years are the basic tenets of the Atkins diet. It calls for a control of the intake of refined carbohydrates while eating a balance of fats and protein. Well, that is until now.
On Sunday, Jan. 18, The New York Times printed an article that has stirred some controversy. It stated that the director of research and education for Atkins Nutritionals is now telling health professionals that only 20 percent of dieters? calories should come from saturated fat.
The company declined to be interviewed on The Early Show but issued the following statement: "There is absolutely no science to support any claims that eating red meat and saturated fat as part of your Atkins program is anything other then beneficial."
Dr. Louis Aronne, an obesity specialist at New York Presbyterian Hospital and president-elect of the North American Association For The Study Of Obesity, tells The Early Show co-anchor Julie Chen the problem is people don?t really read the Atkins book. They just think they can eat all the fat they want throughout the diet, but that is not the case.
?The problem is that the common perception, that you can eat all the meat, all the bacon, all the cheese, that is not correct. If you do that, many people will gain weight doing that. And so we have to get over that,? he explains. ?That?s what they call the induction phase where you eat like that for two weeks. Your appetite seems to be settled down. After this, Dr. Atkins, in deference to his book, says that you should move on to less fatty foods, to fish, to poultry and to vegetables.?
He notes The New York Times reported that the Atkins lectures to physicians say patients should eat less saturated fat, which primarily comes from meat, than in the past.
Though Dr. Aronne says the Atkins diet does work for some people, he says he does not promote a particular diet.
?My opinion is that there?s no diet that?s right for anybody,? he says. ?So we tend to use diets that have less saturated fat. But I think that diets that have lest sugar and starch seem to promote less appetite in people. So we use diets that are similar, but have less saturated fat.?
Dr. Aronne points out there are no specific dangers that can be linked to the Atkins diet. He says, ?This is actually being studied now in a National Institutes Of Health supported study to understand exactly whether this is better or worse than other kinds of diets. We really don?t know whether this is a good diet or not.?
As for other low-carb diets, he says, ?The Zone and the South Beach Diet are also similar in certain ways but not in other ways. They?re more liberal with carbohydrates. But they?re what we call lower glycemic diets with less sugar and starch. In some ways these are healthier versions of the Atkins diet. We recommend diets more similar to those diets.?
?MMIV, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/20/earlyshow/health/shapeup/main594343.shtml
Questioning Atkins? Read This
(CBS) The low-carbohydrate craze is so popular that restaurants are changing their menus to keep up with the trend.
But what hasn't changed for the past 30 years are the basic tenets of the Atkins diet. It calls for a control of the intake of refined carbohydrates while eating a balance of fats and protein. Well, that is until now.
On Sunday, Jan. 18, The New York Times printed an article that has stirred some controversy. It stated that the director of research and education for Atkins Nutritionals is now telling health professionals that only 20 percent of dieters? calories should come from saturated fat.
The company declined to be interviewed on The Early Show but issued the following statement: "There is absolutely no science to support any claims that eating red meat and saturated fat as part of your Atkins program is anything other then beneficial."
Dr. Louis Aronne, an obesity specialist at New York Presbyterian Hospital and president-elect of the North American Association For The Study Of Obesity, tells The Early Show co-anchor Julie Chen the problem is people don?t really read the Atkins book. They just think they can eat all the fat they want throughout the diet, but that is not the case.
?The problem is that the common perception, that you can eat all the meat, all the bacon, all the cheese, that is not correct. If you do that, many people will gain weight doing that. And so we have to get over that,? he explains. ?That?s what they call the induction phase where you eat like that for two weeks. Your appetite seems to be settled down. After this, Dr. Atkins, in deference to his book, says that you should move on to less fatty foods, to fish, to poultry and to vegetables.?
He notes The New York Times reported that the Atkins lectures to physicians say patients should eat less saturated fat, which primarily comes from meat, than in the past.
Though Dr. Aronne says the Atkins diet does work for some people, he says he does not promote a particular diet.
?My opinion is that there?s no diet that?s right for anybody,? he says. ?So we tend to use diets that have less saturated fat. But I think that diets that have lest sugar and starch seem to promote less appetite in people. So we use diets that are similar, but have less saturated fat.?
Dr. Aronne points out there are no specific dangers that can be linked to the Atkins diet. He says, ?This is actually being studied now in a National Institutes Of Health supported study to understand exactly whether this is better or worse than other kinds of diets. We really don?t know whether this is a good diet or not.?
As for other low-carb diets, he says, ?The Zone and the South Beach Diet are also similar in certain ways but not in other ways. They?re more liberal with carbohydrates. But they?re what we call lower glycemic diets with less sugar and starch. In some ways these are healthier versions of the Atkins diet. We recommend diets more similar to those diets.?
?MMIV, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
LadyLuck13
Chocolate Rain
FUNK a diet!
I'll just stick to running 2 miles a day, 3 times a week and eat at least 1 or 2 vegetables with lunch and dinner. In fact I'm gonna fix some Angel-Hair pasta and Alfredo/garlic chicken tonite and green beans....mmmmm
I'll just stick to running 2 miles a day, 3 times a week and eat at least 1 or 2 vegetables with lunch and dinner. In fact I'm gonna fix some Angel-Hair pasta and Alfredo/garlic chicken tonite and green beans....mmmmm
MsJag4Jag
Moderator
Originally posted by BandFan
This Atkins diet seems like a dangerous fad.
Like I said, I gots to have my BREAD!!!!
Let's see... it originated in the 70's and it still around today...2004... Nope, not a fad. It is just now getting popular. For years the "experts" were against him. Now they are agreeing with him. He's dead now though.
Red1
JSU
I have been on the ATKINS diet and I lost about 20 lbs...now I am on LA Weight Loss which is somewhat low carb/low fat...and I've lost 40...
Low carb is not new and recent studies have shown that the old school of thought (food pyramid) may actually need to be turned upside down and require LESS bread, grains, etc. It is just so hard for nutritionists and medical experts to think that they may have been slightly wrong in their thinking...
At the height of my Atkins diet, I was consuming 30 or less carbs, which is not much, but the diet is not meant to be that way throughout...you learn to slowly incorporate more carbs into your diet to maintain your desired weight...but if you are a carb addict (and most of us are) you can never go back to eating the gross amount of carbs that got you overweight in the first place...
Low carb is not new and recent studies have shown that the old school of thought (food pyramid) may actually need to be turned upside down and require LESS bread, grains, etc. It is just so hard for nutritionists and medical experts to think that they may have been slightly wrong in their thinking...
At the height of my Atkins diet, I was consuming 30 or less carbs, which is not much, but the diet is not meant to be that way throughout...you learn to slowly incorporate more carbs into your diet to maintain your desired weight...but if you are a carb addict (and most of us are) you can never go back to eating the gross amount of carbs that got you overweight in the first place...