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Ask the Nutritionist: Who’s Counting? Net Carbs vs. Total Carbs
Q: In The New Atkins for a New You, it’s recommended you count net carbs. Why did that change from Dr. Atkins’ initial recommendation of counting cups of vegetables and total carbs? A: Since science indicated that fiber has no impact on blood sugar, Dr. Atkins changed the recommendation to counting net carbs in 2002. Read More
Ask the Nutritionist: Make Hunger Go Away with Five-A-Day
Q: Why am I always hungry? I feel satisfied right after eating, but then I’m starving in about 90 minutes. A: If you’re following the program exactly how it should be and you’re still hungry in between meals, you could try eating more frequently, like every two hours or so, so that you are eating Read More
Another Reason to Eat Antioxidants at Every Meal
A healthy intake of antioxidants is one of the guiding principles of the Atkins program for robust good health. Antioxidants help protect cells and DNA from damage which not only ages us but also makes us more susceptible to disease. For that reason, maintaining high levels of protective antioxidants in your blood is an important Read More
5 Reasons Vegetables May Help You Lose Weight and Live Longer
Lose weight? Live longer? Maybe your mom was right when she told you to eat your vegetables. Fortunately, vegetables are an important component of the Atkins Nutritional Approach. Even in Induction, 12 to 15 grams daily of Net Carbs should come from up to six cups of salad and up to two cups of cooked Read More
The Low Carb Vegetarian & Vegan Diet
Yes! If you are vegetarian or vegan, you can follow a low carb diet like Atkins® while still reaching your weight loss goals and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Eco Atkins This vegan Atkins diet alternative was developed by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, who set out to determine whether a high-protein vegetarian or Read More
What is the Metabolic Syndrome and Do You Have It?
It’s estimated that nearly one in four American adults has this dangerous condition but you needn’t be one of them. Also known as syndrome X or insulin resistance syndrome, metabolic syndrome triples the risk of developing heart disease and is a precursor of type 2 diabetes. Along with expanding waistlines, Americans are experiencing an epidemic Read More
What Induction Can Do For You
Induction kick-starts your body into lipolysis/ketosis, switching your metabolism to one that primarily burns fat for energy. The name Induction signifies that its purpose is to induce weight loss by changing your body’s chemistry so that you will achieve lipolysis and the secondary process of ketosis. Induction is designed to do all of the following Read More
Rules of Induction: Achieve Ketosis with Low Carbs
The first phase of the Atkins diet, known as Induction, is designed to jumpstart weight loss and transform your body into a fat-burning machine. By limiting the amount of net carbohydrates you eat in this phase to 20-25 grams a day, your body will switch its main fuel source from carbs to fat through a Read More
The Crucial Phase of Pre-Maintenance
Prepare for permanent slimness as you internalize the eating habits you will follow for the rest of your life. You’re almost there! All your good work and healthy eating habits have paid off, and you now have only five to 10 pounds left to reach your goal weight. Congratulations are in order! Now hear this. Read More
The Atkins Advantage: “Back On Top”
It has been a tremendous month for us at Atkins. On March 7, 2007, the Journal of the American Medical Association published one of the biggest stories in the world of health with results of a study which compared four popular diet programs, executed by researchers at Stanford University, and underwritten by the National Institutes Read More
