Atkins Diet

[Joan]

Originally posted by silversurfer
I find that most people who criticise Atkins do not in fact know anything much about the low carb approach.
There is plenty of research coming out of all the leading universities that backs the low carb approach.
When we remove carbs from our dinner plate we do not substitute with piles of meat and dairy products but double up on the vegetables. The extra fat that we need comes from foods such as nuts, avocado and olive oil.

The Atkins diet must have changed a lot then, I know that those who go on this diet take in large amounts of bacon, cheese, etc and buy supplements as advocated by the diet in the book they bring into the pharmacy.
Another factor that may have assisted our great-grandparents was that they were physically very active...

And did they consume as much alcohol as people do today?

One of the ladies that work with me, was on the Atkins diet for a few weeks, her breath really smelt foul and for some or other reason all she thought about was what the next meal was going to be.
Diet should be what one eats. I think we are or should be discussing weight loss diets or has been mentioned, life style changes .....