Risk your life to lose a few pounds?
Written: Jun 03 '01
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Pros: Weight reduction, external appearance enhancement
Cons: Very unhealthy and could be dangerous
The Bottom Line: This diet is ridiculous and it is based on a simple concept, eat lots of protein and minimal carbohydrates. Why pay for this easy and simple advice.
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| capone's Full Review: Atkins Diet |
In its entirety, the Atkins diet is rather absurd and not to mention very risky to one's health. Yes you are likely to lose weight if you follow this diet. My friends father lost about 120 lbs. on this diet for example. However the diet entails that you consume high levels of protein and hardly any carbohydrates. This is not a balanced diet and it can defintely cause heart attacks. Part of the diet involves eating foods like meats and cheeses and these are not always healthy to eat in large amounts. It is important to have balance in your diet by eating a little but from each of the food groups instead of just food with protein in them, as the diet suggests. Also this Atkins character acts like he has made an astonsihing dietetic discovery. Whereas it has been known for years that in order to build muscle and drop some weight you should eat a lot of protein and go easy and the carbohydrates. This diet is absurd and many modifications need to be made in order for it to be sensible.
Recommended:
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Approximate Monthly Cost (US$) 50$
Food Variety Restrictions A somewhat varied menu
Restrictiveness of Portions Few small portions
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capone
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Location: West Hartford CT
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