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Plan: Muscle Centric
Stats: 238/153/160
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Progress: 109%
Location: UK
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The Atkins diet: is low-carb the solution to rapid weight loss?
The Atkins diet: is low-carb the solution to rapid weight loss?
https://www.netdoctor.co.uk/healthy...62/atkins-diet/
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If you're hoping to drop a dress size and you've done your research, chances are you'll have come across the Atkins diet. First promoted in the 1960s by cardiologist Robert C Atkins, the Atkins diet involves ditching carbs in favour of protein and fats to facilitate rapid weight loss.
As a restrictive diet it has received some criticism with experts warning it is unsustainable and may be dangerous if used as a long-term fix, but several studies have also found that the Atkins diet improves blood sugar control and lowers cholesterol, so the jury is currently out.
We speak to dietitian and nutritionist Susie Burrell about what the Atkins diet is, how it works to help you lose weight and the potential risks.
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