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Originally Posted by VIKTORIA57
Thank you for posting this list. I did have one question. I thought that Dr. Atkins permitted up to 3 cups of regular (caffeinated) coffee and/or tea per day as long as it wasn't interfering with one's weight loss or sleep. Is this not so?
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hello, and welcome!
Dr. Atkins' original "Diet Revolution", published in 1972, did allow caffeine, with the following caution:
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---------*Special note on caffeine and Diet Cola. Because most heavy people have some hypoglycemia, coffee (and tea and diet colas) which contain caffeine, should be limited to six servings a day (cups). If you know you have low blood sugar, better limit it to three.
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Since publishing his "New Diet Revolution" in 1992, and later editions, the recommendation has been to avoid caffeine completely, at least for the Induction period.
hth,
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