Atkins diet

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I also had my reservations, however if the plan is followed through properly, the risk of problems is minimal. As to it being too high in fat and cholestorol, I fail to see how it can be any worse than all the junk food we eat. Where the danger of Aitkins lies is in personal discipline. What is happening is people are getting good results on phase one of the program that they continue it way past the intended time limit. Then the problems start to appear. The first phase is a low carb high protein, not necessarily fat diet, and is only a short term "shock" to the system. Thereafter if followed properly should not cause problems unless you are already prone to such. A major contributor to liver and kidney failure is obesity...now if body mass is reduced.....are you not relieving some of the stress on the system