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II. Instead of limiting the amount of food you eat, the Atkins diet restricts the kinds of food you eat. "Rich" foods such as meat, eggs, and cheese are not cut out but encouraged. During this process the diet reduces your appetite without leaving you hungry.
A. You"re eating almost pure protein and fat on the Atkins diet according to webmd.com. Foods such as red meat, fish, fowl, and regular cheese (not diet cheese) are okay. It's also safe to cook with butter, add mayo to your tuna, and add olive oil to your salad.
B. However, it is vital that you consume no more than 20 grams of carbs a day in the first two weeks. .
C. There are no exceptions to these rules the first two weeks but after that time the diet allows for a gradual increase in fiber rich foods as long as weight loss transforms into weight maintenance.
Transition.
By now you are probably wondering how eliminating fruits and vegetables and increasing fat intake can be healthy let alone help you lose weight.
III. Because you are eliminating carbohydrates your body then relies on fat to burn as fuel for energy. Whereas before, your body burned carbohydrates and stored fat. This excess fat was stored in your belly, hips, and thighs. .
A. Take this example into consideration. When you consume a high-carbohydrate .
meal, sugar from the carbohydrate enters the bloodstream at a rapid pace. Your body's natural reaction is to secrete insulin to keep your blood sugar from rising.
B. Because of the amount of insulin the body has to make to store the excess sugar it often becomes immune to the insulin resulting in the metabolic disorder called diabetes.
Transition.
Not only is it important for a diet to be effective, but it's also vital that it be safe.
IV. The Atkins diet has been heavily researched and studied by medical professionals and universities.
A. Gary D. Foster, clinical director of the weight and eating disorders program at the University of Pennsylvania, told WebMD.
