I'v read alot of new studies that were performed on the atkins diet versus the low fat diet. It shows that after 6 months atkins dieters lost and average of 15 pounds versus the low fat dieters who lost and average of 7 pounds. After a year the atkins followers kept off 9.5 pounds and the lowfat followers kept off 5.5 pounds. After the year atkins dieters had an 18% increase of HDL(good) cholesterol while low fat dieters had a 3% increase. Also atkins dieters had a drop of 28% of triglycerides(blood fats) while low fat dieters had a 1% increase. But neither groups had a difference in LDL(bad) cholesterol.
Now I'm still hearing all this "stuff" about atkins diets saying that diabetics shoudn't be using this diet. I saw a post on site saying that one person was a diabetic that went on this diet, was later diagnosed not be diabetic. I'v also see the post on this site saying that the atkins diet is a fad diet. Can u tell me was a fad is. By definition it is, "a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity". These people that post this false information have now idea what they're talking about. If they knew what the diet was all about and the process of the diet, they would know that you are not supposed to go off this diet versus staying on it. This is how you keep your weight down and not soaring back up.
Another thing is that they are saying all this fat isn't good for your body. Again if they knew what the diet was they would know once in ketosis that alot of these "bad things" are flushed out of your system.
People also post that your don't get the recomended amounts of vitamins. Well here's something for you people....TAKE A VITAMIN!
I take vitamins when I'm on the diet and it does give the amount that I need.
I have other things to list on here but feel free to add on to here the so-called bad things about atkins. I just don't have the time.



~ME~