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Atkins Diet

Before we start we should solve the riddle why there are such a large number of names for the same diet. The answer is plain: this diet consists of intake of foods containing a large quantity of protein and barely noticeable percentage of carbohydrates and hence the names Protein and Carbohydrate free diet.  Dr. Robert Atkins was the inventor of this diet and because of that it is also called Atkins diet. Either way – it is one and the same diet with more names, which is designed for people that are supposed to lose weight.

This diet includes three phases. There is also a fourth stage which is actually the maintenance of achieved results. In the first phase the intake of carbohydrate is limited to only 20 grams a day. The length of this phase is 2 weeks. In the second stage there is a slow introduction of carbohydrates, particularly through vegetables, and through the third stage the optimal amount of carbs is being  formed. You would be able to enter this amount of carbohydrates a long time without weight problems.

People who held this diet should be continue with a limited intake of carbs after reaching the desired weight.

Theory …

When you eliminate carbs from meals, the liver converts fat into glucose, and additional products of the synthesis are toxic ketones. Ketones suppress appetite, thereby we are eating less and losing weight. Since the intake of vitamins and minerals is reduced, it recommended by the author of this diet to take a vitamin pill that will make up an obvious deficit of vitamins and minerals.

In this diet protein intake is not limited. There is no limit to eat meat, fish and eggs.  Cheese, vegetables, olives, oils and fats are eaten in limited amounts and alcoholic beverages, sugar, fruit, milk, yogurt, cereals, flour products and sweets are completely prohibited.

… And practice

The Most Dangerous Diets

If you decide to lose weight – be careful what kind of diet you will choose. The desire for rapid weight loss can be very harmful for our health. We bring you a list of the most dangerous diets …

Mono-diets

Mono diets promise a loss of 3 to 10 kg in one week. The diet is based on the fact that a person can only eat one particular food in a day or one same food all week. So for breakfast, lunch and dinner one can eat in any quantity, but only the chosen product. The most commonly proposed foods are buckwheat, tomatoes, grapefruit, yogurt, watermelon and other low-calorie foods. It is necessary to exclude spices, salt and sugar.