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Atkins Diet has been in use since the 1970's. There are new weight loss management plans available now that try to improve on it. Perhaps someday a universal diet that works for everyone and every physical problem will come to light. Until then we each need to find what works for us as individuals.
Both the AMA (American Medical Association) and the AHA (American Heart Association) have issued warnings against high-protein, high-fat diets such as Atkins. Their concern is that this combination may harm the cardiovascular system and increase the risk of diabetes or kidney disease. To date there is insufficient evidence to prove these assertions.
Why do people follow this diet?
The Atkins Diet is attractive to dieters who have tried unsuccessfully to lose weight on low-fat, low-calorie diets. Atkins dieters can eat as many calories as desired from protein and fat, as long as carbohydrate consumption is restricted. As a result, many Atkins dieters are spared the feelings of hunger and deprivation that accompany other weight loss regimens.
The Atkins Diet may be the most famous diet on Earth. It has often been criticized by medical professionals when used over long periods of time. Medical and healthcare agencies point to its inherently extreme nature as reason for caution.
Studies published in 2002 and 2003 tend to support the effectiveness of the Atkins diet, although not unquestionably. In addition, while the Atkins diet does not appear to cause some of the adverse effects about which critics are concerned, there is evidence that the diet might cause bone loss, and other concerns about long-term safety still remain.
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