It is very much evident that Atkins Diet is a good diet plan and still people used it. It is a high protein, low carbohydrate weight-loss plan. In past some medical professional has criticized it but it is popular and very much part of the people’s daily diet. But the question that exist is that what are the points that they have criticized.
According to Neal Barnard, MD of the Physicians Commission for Responsible Medicine in Washington “Low-carb diets have been linked to increased frequency of colon cancer, formation of kidney stones, kidney disease, and even osteoporosis. According to him “eating meat is direct invitation to the dangers of this kind of diet. It increase the risk of colon cancer for the people who eat meat daily” he says. This results in the problem related to kidneys.
I have also heard from people that they have headaches due to the taking out of coffee as it is mentioned in this diet. They also said that having same daily breakfast which includes egg and bacon can be quite annoying and irritating. In the other words we can say that low carb diet includes limited eating options.
So far we have seen some of the negative effects of Atkins Diet we need to have a look at its benefits also.
It is believed that Low Carb Diet helps to reduce weight significantly and not a worrying factor for heart as it believed in recent past. I have seen some of the overweight people who has use this low carb diet and has reduced about 20 pounds in six month time. Why this diet is so popular in comparison of other diet is because of the fact that you are not hungry that makes it easier to use and produce results in quick time.
By use of Low Carb Diet rate of carbohydrate intake lower down which results in diabetes prevention due to the insulin production.
But there is also contradiction that Atkins diet is the temporary solution of the Weight loss problem which is not permanent. Some also believes that it increases the risk of diseases such as kidney stones, ulcers and repeated kidney infections. According to the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine “Atkins diet increased the risk of chronic diseases and health problems.
The question that arise here is “whether the carbohydrate is the main source of obesity”. If yes then the misconception is that most of the people in Asia region ate more carbohydrate and still have lower weight then Americans. This low carb diet plan restricts the limit of carbohydrate intake which results in weight loss but it also restricted to temporary period.
So what is the conclusion of this discussion? Well the answer is that decision for Atkins plan is a personal decision and in the case with any radical change in diet, it's a good idea to first discuss this with your physician.
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