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Atkins Diet is essentially a diet that focuses on the consumption of little to no carbohydrates, and higher levels of proteins and fats. It promotes using meat, eggs, and cheese while discouraging high carbohydrate-content foods such as bread and rice. If excess carbohydrates are taken in, excess enzymes should be generated to digest it. This may lead to disintegration of pancreatic cells in a long run, which may further lead to diabetes.
If you want to take Atkins diet, you should pay attention to four phase of Atkins diet: induction, ongoing weight loss, pre-maintenance, and lifetime maintenance.
Phases of Atkins Diet:
1. Induction
Phase of the Atkins Nutritional Approach. Carbohydrate intake is limited to 20 net grams per day, 12 to 15 net grams of which must come in the form of salad greens and other vegetables. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed during this phase.
2. Ongoing Weight Loss
In this phase, you add carbohydrate, in the form of nutrient-dense and fibre-rich foods, by increasing to 25 grams daily the first week, 30 grams daily the next week and so on until your weight loss stops. Then subtract 5 grams of carbohydrate from your daily intake so that you continue sustained, moderate weight loss.
3. Pre-Maintenance
The target of this phase is to make the transition from weight loss to weight maintenance by increasing the daily carbohydrate intake in 10-gram increments each week so long as very gradual weight loss is maintained. Also, you can experiment various other foods to see whether they add your body weight or not. If found safe, you could add it to your Atkins diet food products.
4. Lifetime Maintenance
This phase is designed to maintain your target weight. I encourage you to stick with the fourth phase of atkins diet for life, to remain healthy and avoid gaining weight.
Some recommendations that you should think about:
• Consulting a doctor or physician before trying out Atkins diet meal plans.
• Highly recommended to daily exercise along with Atkins diet foods.
• Atkins diet meal plans are not for people with kidney disorders, pregnancy, and diabetes are advised not to follow.
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