Dr. Atkins' Three-Book Package: New Diet Revolution; New Diet Cookbook; New Carb Gram Counter Book

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by: Robert C. Atkins

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Average Rating: Rating: - Simply compelling science After 30 years and hundreds of millions of dollars of research, the medical establishment has failed to show any link between dietary fat and weight gain, or for that matter, heart disease. Furthermore, no one can explain where the "low-fat" belief came from: apparently it has never had any foundation in science. Thirty years of pain and frustration, not to mention an incipient diabesity epidemic, have led many of the American public to become sceptical and despondent at ever gaining control of their health. Meanwhile, for thirty years Dr. Atkins has been prescribing what used to be accepted belief for diabetes and other endocrinary problems: the source of weight gain is carbohydrate, not fat, and his results have been undeniably successful. His books first gained attention during the early eighties, and were lumped among the other "high-protien" diet schemes which were quickly discredited. But Dr. Atkin's quiet conviction, many pages of scholarly research references, and consistently mounting anecdotal evidence have now built to a small mountain of persuasion which cannot be simply refuted. His theory is based on a commonsense understanding of the insulin cycle which has somehow escaped the researchers. He convincingly debunks the supposed risks of his program as far safer than the low-fat, high-carb recommendations currently in fashion. Earlier editions include more scientific background, particularly the fascinating fifteenth chapter on the heart, which expertly critiques the famous Harvard Nurses Study, among others. A bedrock of current dietary belief, this study completely ignored the effect of sugar on diet because the researchers "presumed" sugar had nothing to do with it, contradicting their own results. This chapter alone should open many scaled-over scientific eyes, and rightly cause much rethinking. I challenge you to read it with an open mind, and judge for yourself the evidence, based on strict science and observable results. Drawbacks: He has not made a clear enough distinction between a high-protien diet, which he nowhere directly advocates, and a low-carb diet, which he does. It is not necessary to follow his 4-step program or take expensive supplements, though these are helpful and recommendable. He is a practicing cardiologist, not a researcher, so he must rely on others to do the necessary research to develop credibility. He should drop the hyperbolic "revolution" title, which sounds like shallow promotionalism. His biggest setback has been to accuse the American Medical Association and American Heart Association directly of bad practice, which has turned a scientific debate into a blood feud, and slowed down acceptance of his theory. We have a long while to wait for the marketing system to provide affordable low-carb products. Ultimate take-away: low-carb is good science, and low-fat has been a 30-year old-wives tale. The medical establishment should drop their defensive posture, which only sets back the credibility of the scientific community and keeps us all in bondage to out-of-date beliefs. If you want a balanced controlled-carb diet with little explanation, go with Barry Sears' "The Zone". If you want to really understand and thereby control the mechanism behind weight loss, hypertension, heart disease and diabetes, Atkins' book is a medical watershed. Rating: - It ain't easy but it works I went on this low carb diet about 1 year ago, and lost an amazing 50lbs. I was peaking out at 223lbs and I am only 5'6" and got all the way down to 170lbs, in just a matter of a few months. I also excercise 3-4 times a week, but I was doing this as a fat guy too. The idea of cutting out the carbs, is getting your body into the state of ketosis, which can be checked by using keto sticks. The keto sticks cost about $... for 100 sticks, and change color as they are exposed to your urine. As long as you are in a state of ketosis you are burning your own body fat. The reading in this book is not the most interesting in the world, but when you are on the diet it is a great reference book and I found that many of Dr Atkins ideas make much more sense when you experience them yourself. I have been on a low carb diet for almost a year now and I do eat more carbs than when I first started, but that is ok. As Dr Atkins says, you can start eating more carbs when you reach your ideal weight, the only thing you absolutely have to give up is sugar(nothing but carbs, no nutritional value). I might have gained 5-8 lbs back but let's face it, it's hard to avoid all carbs (fruit, vegatables, potatoes)but I know all I have to do is get back into the ketosis state and the lbs will disappear. I know a few people who have tried the diet but they didn't stick with it, because let's face it, loosing weight isn't easy, if it was there wouldn't be so many fat people and so many diet books on the market. I just didn't want to be one of those people who lose 50lbs and gain it right back. I'll tell you another thing, people notice when you lose weight and I don't know how many people have told me I look great and that's a really good motivator for sticking with it. One thing you will notice if you go on this diet, the grocery store shelves and fast food restaurants a full of carbohydrates. It's a tough diet to stick with, but I guarantee it works, and it will make you realize that the low fat diet is a crock. Dr. Atkins states any diet will help you lose weight at first, but the idea is keeping the weight off, and who wants to be hungry all the time. If you want to lose weight, get these books and go on this diet, remember the recipe for obesity is Fat + Carbohydrate = rapid weight gain. There's no such thing as being 1/2 on 1/2 off on this diet, but after a while it's easy to live without all the carbs. It's not the fat that makes you obese it's carbohydrates, on this diet you don't have to count calories, just grams of carbhydrates. Before doing this diet, I didn't know which foods were high carb and which were not but I learned quickly. Just look at the food labels when you go to the grocery store, you will be amazed to see how many carbs are being pumped into our systems. If you want to lose weight this is the way to do it. Rating: - You'll be suprised This diet is very workable and effective. It is NOT dangerous as some people think. In fact, my doctor, after viewing the results of many of her patients who have tried this diet, has become very supportive. It takes willpower and a willingness to stick to it. I have lost lots of weight and the best news of all is that my blood lipids are the best they have been in my entire life. Cholesterol, triglycerides, LDLs are at an alltime low. We do periodic liver testing along with a lipid profile and the levels remain normal after many months. My glucose levels are also excellent. It takes some work but it becomes second nature after awhile because you feel great and have tons of energy. You must adhere to the 8 cups of water a day and it's very important to have some form of exercise program going. My wife and I both use this low carb diet and we both find it very satisfying.

Dr. Atkins' Three-Book Package: New Diet Revolution; New Diet Cookbook; New Carb Gram Counter Book

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