Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution by Robert C Atkins

by Robert C. Atkins

In this new book, bestselling author and cardiologist, Dr Atkins explains how to tailor your diet to defy the ageing process. Research has shown that 70 percent of the signs of ageing are determined by lifestyle, and are therefore within our control. Using his proven programme of diet and vita-nutrient supplementation, Dr Atkinshelps you defy the ageing process by reducing many of the risks ofdiseases responsible for premature ageing. The book presents a symptom-by-symptom discussion of the specific signs of ageing, and their causes, then continues with a comprehensive run-down of recent breakthroughs in age-defying medicine. Dr Atkins Age-Defying Diet Revolution including advice to find your greatest risk factors--What symptoms and tests will tell you--How to select the most successful diet for you--How to modify and fine tune your diet--How to use antioxidants to defy ageing

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Diets, Self Help, Reference, Nutrition, Food

Paperback

First published December 31, 1972

About the author

Robert Coleman Atkins, MD was an American physician and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Nutritional Approach (or "Atkins Diet"), a popular but controversial way of dieting that entails eating low-carbohydrate and high-protein foods, in addition to leaf vegetables and dietary supplements.

Reviews

[Nayra.Hassan · Rating 3 out of 5]

فلتاكل بط و لحم خروف و ايس كريم الفواكه🍧و موس شيكولاته بسكر دايت..نعم انه ريجيم الاحلام الشهير الذي يمنحك البروتينات و الدهون بلا حساب

و لكن يحرمك من اكل العيش 😥🍔الخبز و المكرونة و الارز و البطاطس سيكونون هم المادة الرئيسية في احلامك عندما تتبني ريجيم د.اتكنز الشهير

احقاقا للحق لقد عرفت ذكوراً فقدوا وزنا زائدا قد يتعدى العشرة كيلو على هذا الرجيم
لكن الدهون الانثوية العتيدة خاصة بعد الثلاثين..تحتاج لمن هو أقوى من اتكنز ..تحتاج احيانا لجاروف حديدي

هذا الريجيم تم ابتداع فكرته في الاربعينات لمرضى السكر اساسا و قائم على ان" الانسولين“ هو سبب السمنة الاساسي

و ان خلل ايض الكربوهيدرات هو السبب في اكتساب الوزن عند مرضى السمنة رغم انهم ياكلون اقل من غيرهم ..و ان ريجيم السعرات الحرارية وهم خيالي؛ و هي
نفس مباديء مظام كيتو الاشهر حاليا



و لا انكر انني حاولت السير عليه لأيام ..لكني من كبار عشاق الخبز 🍞و لا اتخيل حياتي بدونه ليومين..بل اصاب بتعاسة شديدة حقا بدونه

لكن الكتاب منظم و ممنهج و يقسم :مراحل الريجيم التدرجية الشهيرة بالتفصيل..و اعتقد انه مفيد و هو كتاب الريجيم الوحيد الذي قراته ..لان ابنائي و اقاريي احيانا يتبنون هذا النوع من الريجيم لتكوين الكتل العضلية في اثناء ممارستهم الرياضة بانتظام في الصالات الرياضية

لكن من المعروف طبعا ان لهذا الريجيم اثره السيء على الكلي على المدى البعيد لذا لا يمكن تبنيه لاكثر من اسبوعين في كل مرة
و لكن بعد الوزن المكتسب في الاجازات؛ يتحول الريجيم الى هاجس يؤرق ضميرك ..

[Petra X · Rating 1 out of 5]

I tried, I ate a lot of meat, I failed and I went back to my couscous and chickpeas and veggies.
The diet was developed in the 40s for uncontrolled diabetics who bodies could not handle any but a minimal amount of carbohydrate. Since carb molecules take on 4 times as much water as protein ones, water weight was lost very fast and then, since proteins are filling because they are digested very slowly, people snack less and true fat is lost, but a huge amount of cholesterol is consumed. It was realised that if you actually stuck to the diet rigidly you would put yourself at risk of heart disease, but when the diet was still current for diabetics, it was realised that without the diet they weren't going to live long enough to get clogged arteries from all that red meat's cholesterol.

The book does not make any of that clear. It is a dangerous book that puts weight loss for vanity (surely not health) above a long and healthy life. It should be noted that when Dr. Atkins died, he was obese and had heart disease himself.

[Kathyjacks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! I have been on every diet and diet pill that I could find. I can lose weight but I can't stick with it long term. I started this 6 weeks ago and i love this way of eating. I feel great and have had excellent results. I have lost 27pounds in 6 weeks. I am almost completely off of my blood pressure medicine. No inflammation and pain. I have not had one migraine when I was averaging 8-10 per month previously. This is an amazing diet. I remember eating the first week and not really knowing what I was doing. I ate wings with ranch, cheeseburgers, tons of real food. Good food. I kept thinking this is not diet food and it's too good to be true. Once I stepped on that scale I couldn't believe my eyes. My doctor approves of this diet and is encouraging me to stick with it. She is monitoring my blood work as well to make sure my cholesterol , blood pressure, and blood sugar keep coming down without medication. My husband who has been a type 2 severe diabetic is almost off of insulin and is down 20 pounds as well. With results like these in 6 weeks I can't imagine how much better we will feel in 6 months or a year. Anyone who is in bad health and overweight should give this diet a try.

12 week update

So I have reviewed one other diet book as well that I really loved and I like to come back and give updates because lets face it most of us don't stick with a diet long term. I also like to look back myself and see where I was and how I was feeling at the time. So I hit my 12 week mark on this diet and by that point I had lost over 40 POUNDS! Almost no exercise and when I say almost I mean like I took 2 walks in 12 weeks of 1 mile each. I know I need to get better about exercise but with my job I have a wonky schedule and I am always finding excuses to avoid it. So 40 pds and I was in love with this doctor! We decided for Easter (if you read my review of The Doctor's Diet by Travis Stork you will notice that Easter was my downfall last year too)that we would take a trip to Disney World. I was going to be off plan for 13 days and anyone who knows low carb diets know that means a lot of water weight gain when you start eating carbs again. That's not counting the fat pounds you pack on. I ate everything big cheese burgers with a bun, huge sandwiches with bread, fries, and dessert was offered on our meal plan at lunch and dinner. That's not even counting the extra Mickey ears and Dole whips I consumed for snacks each day. After returning home I was terrified of my scale. I finally but reluctantly stepped on them the morning after our return and was pleasantly surprised that I had only gained 7 pds. I restarted Atkin's induction phase that morning and in 5 days have lost 6 of the 7 pds I gained on vacation. I assume most of this weight was water weight since it came off so easily. Now I'm on track and feeling great. This is definitely the best "diet" I have ever been on and I hope to move up the rungs through the phases and maintain on this diet for life. I love the food I eat on it. Cheeseburgers, wings, Tacos, Reuben casserole, steaks, tons of veggies, and even some low carb desserts. It's amazing and I have never eaten this well and felt full while losing weight. After review the other book that I mentioned and this one I will say that this is the way of eating for me but if you want to keep your carbs the Doctor's Diet is fantastic too. Both prove to provide amazing results. I believe this one allows for more calories and a ton more fat which leaves more varieties of foods. Both work! Both are healthy but you have to decide what's right for your body.

6 Month Update

From time to time I have people message me and ask if the diet is still working so I wanted to do a quick update. I have now been on Atkins for over 6 months and I am still going strong. I have now lost 51 pounds and it has become a way of life now. I have learned a ton about healthy nutrition and different ways of cooking and substituting healthier items so I can still have my favorite foods. I have stayed on phase one and will until I get within 20 pds of my goal. My husband has lost 40 pounds and his blood sugars are 70-110 all the time now . It has done amazing things for our family and with all of the commercial products from Atkins available we can still have sweet treats using their sugar free candies, meal bars, and shakes. This works people!

[Lilly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting and I lost a ton of weight when I did this, felt great, etc. Problem is that you can't give a diet book five stars or i would. He gets a horrible rap, but I was amazed to see how easy it was for people to cut the crap and trim down on it, no starvation required. Amen.

[Kevin O'Keeffe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've lost 90+ pounds since February of 2010, using the "Atkins" method specified in this book. Its been much easier than I ever could have imagined. I don't think this system is for everybody (due to the vagaries of human physiology; we're not all the same, and this program will work much better for some, than it will for others), but you should give it a try and see if its for you. It may very well have saved my life, and I felt several hundred percent better within a week of going on the Atkins plan. Before I lost more than literally a pound or two, I was already reaping enormous benefits in terms of increased feelings of goodwill, higher energy levels, etc. The Atkins diet is more complex than you've probably heard, so I suggest acquiring a copy of this book before attempting it.

[Joseph Bruno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution is a book that puts you on a diet that really works. Dr. Atkins first wrote about his diet in the early 70's. I tried the diet and lost 15 pounds in the first two months. But then life took over, and being young and Italian, there was no way I was passing up bread, pasta and pizza.

Fast forward thirty five years later. My weight had ballooned up to 235 pounds, even though I was working out at the gym 5-6 days a week. I met a friend at the gym who had obviously lost a lot of weight. I asked him how he did it.

“Try the Atkin's Diet,” he said. “I've lost 35 pounds in 6 months.”

That's all I had to hear. So I picked up a copy of Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution - 3rd Edition, and started the diet on December 27, 2009.

The first two weeks are the hardest. You have to go through the “Induction Phase,” which is a 14-day period where you limit yourself to no more than 20 grams of carbs a day. This is not as hard as it seems, since there are so many foods with zero carbs, like chicken, pork, fish and beef. The trick is to cook with oil, or a cooking spray like Pam, which also has zero carbs. Butter is OK too.

Even though all pure alcoholic beverage have zero carbs too, they tell you to drink any liquor during the Induction Phase, because it raises your blood sugar, which stunts weight loss on this diet. During the Induction Phase, your body goes into the state of Ketosis, which allows your body to burn fat at a higher rate.

I conveniently tossed this rule out the window, and had one very dry vodka martini every night before dinner and one cognac right before bed. I still lost 10 pounds in the first two weeks. During the next three Phases: Ongoing Weight Loss, Pre-Maintenance and Lifetime Maintenance, you gradually increase your carb intake per day, peaking at 60-70 grams a day, according to your metabolism.

By the middle of April, I had lost 25 pounds and got to my desired weight of 210. And I've kept this weight off, give or take a pound or two, for the next seven months, which takes us to today.

The reason why I love this diet is because it's the only diet I know of where you can imbibe a few cocktails a day and still lose weight. The trick is, no mixers, except water, club soda, or diet soda. Wine is a little tricky, since red wine averages 5 carbs a glass, and white wine 3 carbs a glass. So on Lifetime Maintenance, a glass or two of wine won't kill your diet, but don't drink more than that. As for beer, I was never a beer drinker, but Michelob Extra Light is only 1.9 grams per 12-ounce bottle. Bud and Miller also make a very low carb light beer.

Even though I lost my desired weight, I will never go off the Atkins Diet completely. Once a month, I'll have a slice of pizza. And once a month I'll eat a portion, or two of Dreamfields Pasta, which you can buy at any large food store. But I pretty much stick to a diet of meat, fish, poultry, pork, eggs, bacon, cold cuts like ham, a few nuts, some cheese, green vegetables and tomatoes. But no fruits or fruit juices, which are high in carbs (some wise guy may say tomatoes are a fruit, but not to me).

The bottom line, if you can forgo bread, deserts, pizza, and other foods high in carbs, like corn and carrots, the Atkins' Diet is one where you'll never go hungry. And how many other diets can you make that statement about?

[Darrel Owen · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm revising this review. I've never been able to fully keep the weight off by doing this diet. I inevitably collapse back into a carb binging that puts me right back to where I was before. Instead of this diet, instead I recommend the "Eat to Live" diet, which is extremely healthy and describes all the ways in which the Atkins' diet is not only not good, but is actually toxic. I'll leave a review of "Eat to Live" at some point, but I've already dropped 12 pounds in a month, and I'm excited for the first time in forever that I'll actually lose the weight and keep it off without cravings.

So, ignore everything I said below. Atkins does work for a little while until you fall off the wagon, and if you're able to stick to it, you'll be increasing your risk for heart disease and cancer.
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Great book for finally finding a way to lose weight and keep it off. The whole high fat/high protein/low carb thing is counter-intuitive, but I promise it works.

2011/10/26 - I re-read this book again as I had gone off the diet and really need to lose about 40 pounds (I'm 6'0" and was 245 lbs). I've lost 6 lbs. in 10 days and haven't felt hungry at all. It's difficult to resist milk and bread, which I love, but I can work some of that back in once I get near my goal weight. I love that I can do this diet without feeling hungry and it also helps with my energy level as it keeps my blood sugar consistent. There's really a lot of great information about how the body works in this book, and I whole-heartedly recommend it.
I think it's important to dispel the notion that you can't have ANY carbs at all on this diet - that's not true. What *is* true is that there's a certain number of carbs everyone has (varies by person and level of activity) where eating beyond that number will result in weight gain. So, if your number is 60 grams per day, you can eat something less than that and still lose weight. This allows for things like some nuts, grains, and fruit.
The book is great and if you really need to lose weight, feel great, get your energy back and not be hungry, this is the best way of eating out there.
The way I figure it, if you're going to go on a diet, might as well do the one that works and also leaves you feeling satisfied. Yeah, you're going to miss those apple fritters, but you can't have those on any other diet either. Every diet is going to make you give up something, whether it's specific food items or the amounts you eat. At least with Atkins, you're not hungry and craving stuff all the time. And it also is less worried about counting calories and just eating until you're satisfied, which, you'll find, will be on less food than you thought.

[Leanne Hunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wouldn't have read this book except that my husband was advised by his doctor to try out the Atkins diet, and I'm glad I did. In fact, I was primed, because a well-known sports scientist had been talking about a low-carbohydrate eating plan on the radio and I had already experimented, with positive results. I just wasn't aware that Atkins and low-carb meant the same thing. So many diets do the rounds that I am generally suspicious of "named" ones, as if the mere fact that they come with books and products makes them fads.
The book immediately addressed this issue and got it out of the way. After that, the case studies and explanations of how various processes in the body work convinced me that Atkins is a lot more than a deprivation regime. In fact, I became increasingly excited and inspired. Both my husband and I finished reading the book within two weeks - which is proof of its readability - and we embraced the programme enthusiastically. It gave us new hope for losing the weight we had been carrying around for years.
A review should, strictly speaking, be about the quality of a book in terms of style and content. But I have to add that Dr Atkins brings something else to the mix - namely, his personal compassion for and commitment to overweight people. This feeling of caring transmits itself to the reader, making you really want to succeed for health reasons and not just for the sake of a slimmer silhouette. In fact, after reading the book, that feeling of care had communicated itself to me, so that I wanted to help my friends and family see the benefits of a controlled carbohydrate diet as well. Certainly, society has become obsessed with avoiding fat in dairy, meat and poultry, and it is immensely liberating to discover that fat actually trims your waistline and fuels your brain.

[Bookfanatic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many people don't lose weight on high carbohydrate, low fat diets. A of people think the Atkins Diet is "all meat, all fat", but reading this book, I can see it's not about eating protein all the time. He advocates salads, vegetables, fruits and low-carb desserts. In the most protein-heavy part of the diet, the Induction period, lasting about a week, he advocates two cups of salad daily. It's actually healthier than the way most Americans eat. I would say most Americans don't eat two cups of salad a day. Atkins is a pretty healthy way to eat IF you follow what he says. Atkins has become a big business, but this book was written when Atkins was just about what Dr. Robert Atkins advocated. This is before a company was formed pushing their drinks, bars, and other quick meal ideas. This 1972 version the Atkins diet is in my eyes "easier" than later Atkins books, which talk about net carbs and phases. Yes, it's a stricter way of doing the diet, but easier for average person to understand. This is a good reference for pre-diabetics, diabetics, and others who find a diet high in starchy carbs causes health ailments for them.

[Jodi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the 'New Diet Revolution' book in around 2004 and for 6 months or so it really helped me and my health and also helped me lose weight.

I'm not a fan though of the idea that losing a ton of weight per week is healthy, nor that soy products or rice cheese is a health food, or that Splenda or saccharin or protein bars are health foods. I also don't agree that commercially farmed grain-fed meats and commercial diary products are health foods and found it disappointing that pasture-fed meats etc. weren't talked about in the book.

While the Atkins diet is hands down better than any low-fat or low calorie diet out there, it is not one I would recommend to others any more. I feel there are better ones out there, which take the best of what Atkins has to say and go a bit further with making it a really healthy diet.

I did really well on the original Atkin's diet with 20 grams of carbohydrate a day diet for 6 - 9 months or so. I felt well and had no more hypoglycemia and lost a lot of weight. But after that 6 months was up my body seemed to really struggle with it, perhaps due to the fact I have severe metabolic, endocrine, and cardiac problems. (I'm housebound and 95% bedbound and very disabled.) When I finally went back up to 50 - 75 grams of carbs a day (years later) I felt so much better, and finally was able to start losing some of the weight that had crept back on on my super-low carb regime. It was also a much more pleasant way to eat; being able to have 5 cups of veggies a day and a bit of fruit! Not eating so much meat was also WONDERFUL!!! I feel like staying on this super-low carb diet for so long delayed my health from beginning to improve as well, as it made my body work harder than it had to on food assimilation which of course leaves less metabolic energy and bodily resources left over for the work of healing.

Books such as Perfect Health Diet: Four Steps to Renewed Health, Youthful Vitality, and Long Life explain that eating very low carb and making your body convert proteins to carbs puts strain on the liver and uses up bodily resources, generates ammonia as a toxic by-product, puts a person at risk of glucose deprivation if the are ill or lacking in certain nutrients and makes nutrient deficiencies more likely due to lower fruit and vegetable intake. Very low carbohydrate intake can also cause problems with vitamin C utilisation that may even lead to scurvy, as vitamin C is stimulated by insulin. For these reasons they recommend eating an amount of carbs daily which is very close to how much the body actually needs; 200 - 400 carb calories daily (or roughly 50 - 100 grams of carbs daily). I agree with these authors that healthy people will likely have few problems converting one macronutrients to another (such as protein to carbs, and carbs to fat) but for those of us that are ill it is best to save your body the work and to eat foods in the appropriate macro-nutrient percentages to start with. That just seems to make so much sense!

I really regret staying on Atkins as long as I did. But I just couldn't accept that the book was wrong, or that what worked for a while so well might be no longer working somehow. My very poor health is now finally very slowly improving and I feel my dietary change is playing a significant role in that.

Where Dr Atkins really excels is in his book on nutrients and orthomolecular medicine. If you buy one book with Atkins written on the cover, make it Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution: Nature's Answer to Drugs for sure! That is a real 5 star book. It is still one of the best there is on this topic. It is an amazing achievement by Dr Atkins. I still refer to it regularly. I think it has just been re-released as an ebook too.

For books on eating low-carb and high fat, and how to eat the foods we were designed to do best with and so improve your health through diet, I instead recommend books such as Primal Body, Primal Mind: Beyond the Paleo Diet for Total Health and a Longer Life (by far the best diet and health book I know of) and also The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy (Primal Blueprint Series) and Perfect Health Diet: Four Steps to Renewed Health, Youthful Vitality, and Long Life (without their 'safe starches!).

5 stars for the work of Dr Atkins but only 3 stars for this problematic book.

Jodi Bassett, The Hummingbirds' Foundation for M.E.

[Kholsu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Battling with my anorexia problems back in 2009... I could totally relate to this book.

I too made notes of every calorie and food type that would enter my body and the emotions I felt during the process of every mouthful. It became so extreme that it left me mentally scared even to this day and incapable of performing everyday activities. But finally, like a ray of light; I finally felt understood. All the variables such as; willpower, emotions and motivation playing major leads behind dieting; all my personal discoveries transcribed within the contents of this book; I truly felt connected. But this book was greater than what I anticipated as it had all the answers to all the questions I had since 2009; why did I react the way I did? Why did my obsession with food take over my life? Why food became my enemy?.

Due to this reason I was drawn to what Mr Atkins had to share, specially from a Doctors perspective; and I couldn’t be in more agreement with such a view!. All the conspiracies about the flaws of such a diet programme has been greatly mislead, only till you read this book will you realise the truth about food and how to keep off the pounds safely.

It was a very interesting personal read for me which simultaneously tapped into former life; at times it even had me in tears. But I took away a lot of interesting facts and information to help boost my health without having the emotional breakdowns, because now I have the answers to my outbreaks and that alone is enough to deflect all signs of anxiety and paranoia.

Thank you Mr Atkins for reassuring my way of life and philosophy.

[Mitch Reynolds · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution (1997, 1972) by Robert C. Atkins is an interesting diet book with plenty of wonderful recipes and advice.



I am probably the only person who would buy this book and not be actually planning on going on a diet! I couldn’t resist it when I seen it on the shelf because it is a very famous book and I wanted to see if it lived up to the hype. Also, as a writer I have a few characters in some books I’m writing who are very into dieting and I’m sure they would find it sacrilegious to not know about the Atkins diet. So, while my reasons for purchasing this book might be different to a lot of people, I have to say this is a really good book. There is plenty of advice and information in it, so many wonderful stories of how the diet changed peoples’ lives and how they felt about themselves. I believe that it works. If I had the willpower, maybe I’d give it a go. I think you need that to succeed with it and I don’t think I have that right now.

The recipe section is brilliant. Some really gorgeously tasty recipes in there which make healthy eating look so good and a lot of the food in the everyday diet looks good too. It is not the most conventional diet and I think that is what is so great about it. It sounds like if you put your mind to it, it could work which is not what most diets are like. Lots of great information about vitamins and herbal remedies too.

There is a few bits here and there that could have been fixed for modernity purposes but other than that it is a very good read and is well-researched and thought out.

I’m not going on the diet anytime soon but I get the hype! 🙂

[Michelle Morrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I do amazingly well on a low carb diet, and this book changed my life when I first read it. I used to weigh 120 pounds more than I do now, and this plan was the only thing ever that not only worked, but seemed almost effortless. His theories on insulin and metabolism and reactions to sugar mesh with my biology perfectly, and when I follow the plan I lose all cravings and my appetite disappears. Eventually, over the course of 10 years, some weight creeped back, but is (bless you Dr. Atkins), almost all back off.

Atkins now is big business, with their pre-packaged foods and meals and shakes and vitamins and mixes and ... . Reading this reminded me that it's moved far beyond his original words of whole clean foods, no packaged crap. So the evolution was interesting to see. Also I eat way more veggies than he recommends and still lose about 10 lbs a month when I'm hardcore.

Reread as a refresher and for motivation.

[Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book because, although I no longer follow the diet as strictly as it requires (I stopped it when I got pregnant and never went back), it really gives you a great foundation on why it's so important to limit "bad" carbs and how to implement better eating habits. He goes into great depth about insulin and other ways that carbs effect body/health so that anyone can understand the logistics. I used to eat pasta or bread with just about every dinner because I thought it was low fat and therefore good for you. Boy was I wrong. I lost weight on this "diet" and never looked or felt better. I stopped having carb/sugar crashes, maintained consistent energy levels and no longer felt fatigued--I really felt great. I also found the little area at the top of my glutes that only seemed to get bigger when i exercised, disappeared. Ah, right where the starch is stored!

It really helps you to cut all those bad carbs out, in addition to the sugar and artificial preservatives, colors, etc. that are so bad for you. I still go light on the carbs, but don't go so heavy on the fats like it requires. I'm glad I did it. The only thing, is that you really have to be diligent and committed in the beginning. But eventually, you get used to it, and you really cut your dependency on sugar and carbs. Your taste changes and you no longer crave those crappy foods you were so dependent on. Despite the rumors, you DO get to eat fruits, vegies, and some carbs, but initially you are extremely limited. You basically start with eating eggs for breakfast everyday, but eventually you can move to oatmeal, whole grain cereals, etc. Dinner is the same, mostly protein, but eventually you're eating loads of vegies and fruits. So it's not as limited as the critics make it sound. But you have to be committed initially and I found that so much fat was just too much for me. I DO suggest for assistance in eating a better proportioned diet without carbs (just cut the fat as well!).

[LaTonya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. I read it many years ago and it was one of the first diets I tried that actually works. I love how Dr. Atkins explains the science behind why the diet works and I love how he gives actual case studies of his patients. This is the diet that I always come back to because it works and one day hopefully I can make it my permanent way of eating, as that is the point of Atkins, meaning, it's not a "diet", but the way that you eat for life.

[The Badger · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm glad I borrowed this and didn't spend money on it. At the time, I had no idea what Atkins was about, but a little reading made me realize that; a) you may as well mainline pure grease into your body; and b) vegans can't do it.

[notgettingenough · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's a shocker. Really.

[Charlene Gordon · Rating 1 out of 5]

No way I could eat like this without getting sick. Tried this in 2003.

[~☆~Autumn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent information especially for diabetics.

[Tamahome]

Just reading it to see 'what the horse's mouth' actually said. I don't know if the 'induction phase' of 20 g carbs a day is necessary (or safe). Maybe the 2nd phase is useful. But I think any diet that keeps your blood sugar lower has merit. And some high fiber foods have a high glycemic index, like whole wheat breads and cereals:

http://www.glycemicindex.com/faq_java...

I like Tom Naughton's diet in 'Fat Head' on Hulu. 100 g of carb a day, nothing but McDonald's. He just had double whoppers and diet cokes. And he lost weight and stayed healthy. :) http://www.hulu.com/watch/196879/fat-... (The first half of the movie isn't so hot.)

Yesterday, I was trying to eat for 'low blood sugar' instead of 'growling stomach'. I guess my carb intake was too low. It was very unpleasant. There's a happy medium somewhere. (I felt chills. I think I was dehydrated.)

[Jessie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Learned about a healthy low carb program. During induction you can have only 20 grams of carbs per day. Induction is intended to reset metabolism. Personally, I benefitted from this diet, even though I don't need to lose weight, I do need to eat low carb, as I have carb intolerance.

Many people testify to the benefits of this program, although it is not for everyone. After all, not everybody needs to curb carbohydrate consumption, only some of us.

Anyhow, this is an excellent reference with loads of easy to understand guidelines and steps to follow. Also, there are a few case histories to support the benefits of the program.

[Anna Funk · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was curious, lol. This is so well written and ahead of its time. I thought it'd be more fat-shaming and fad-diety and sales-pitchy and it was surprisingly none of those, cited tons of studies and explained the biology really well. I'll try it all out and come back later and take away a star or two if it doesn't work 😉

[Stacie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Atkins approach is the only thing that has ever really worked for me and the only thing that has ever made any sense for how my body functions. Hard to believe people still think they "know" what Atkins is (only bacon and butter! bad for your kidneys!) when they have never even read the book...

Would recommend this to anyone needing to lose weight or just wanting to feel more alert and alive every day. It might not work for everyone's body type but it certainly works for mine!

[Maddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 'secret' to achieving and maintaining weightloss. This way of eating is the most pain-free method of losing weight. Read this without pre-conceived ideas. I am recommending this to anyone who expresses the wish to lose weight!

[mindi · Rating 1 out of 5]

ick ick ick.

[liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I lost 36 lbs in 5 months!

[Angela · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bad, bad, bad diet!

[Jennifer Warnock · Rating 4 out of 5]

thinking i might try this...one day...

[Dr. Hannah Mathew · Rating 5 out of 5]

WRITING THIS ARRICLE AS A MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO SEES THE CONSEQUENCES OF INSULIN RESISTANCE every day.

I work as a stroke doctor and most patients have low cholesterol.

Type 2 diabetes is the cause of cardiovascular disease.
Dyslipidaemia is a symptom of insulin resistance and statins make it worse.
Heart attack is caused by inflammation& insulin resistance , not “cholesterol”
High BP is caused by insulin resistance not “salt”
Eating disorders, serious mental health issues like schizophrenia depression dementia bipolar epilepsy ADHD Autism can be put into remission with KETOGENIC DIET.

Five stars to Dr. Atkins for all the work he has done.

This will save lives for whoever is smart enough to question government guidelines and authorities.

My journey is a complex one - as a doctor and a patient. I ate a low-fat, mostly vegan/vegetarian, whole-grain based diet my entire life, and was suffering from lots of symptoms, and some more serious health issues. Endometriosis, binge eating disorder, daily headaches, sick every few weeks, chronic constipation, IBS, acid reflux. Some of the issues were due to the amount of painkillers I was needing to take.

The fear of fat and calories turned into a full blown eating disorder, that I silently put up with for a decade. I thought that there was something wrong with me.

But now I know that there was! My brain was not functioning properly, and I had insulin resistance because of the low-fat diet. My blood sugars were unstable and causing the cravings. LCHF is the least restrictive diet I have ever followed - food is delicious and satiating. I eat chicken wings, fatty beef burgers, lots of cheese, cream and butter. All my health issues are in full remission, and I am off all medications. I have gotten sick ONCE in the past 3 years. And I have lost weight!! The only reason I eat more carbs now is to gain weight back.

I eat more than 3,000 calories a day, every day. I do a bit of fasting. I never feel hangry. If I’m going to die of a heart attack tomorrow I’m more than happy to - atleast I’m enjoying my life and not suffering anymore taking painkillers to survive.

I cannot emphasize on how angry I am as a patient and as a doctor. At the system.

And now there’s a magic drug in the market where you pee out sugar, turning into ketosis. This prevents dementia, reverses plaques, treats heart failure & dyslipidaemia. It INCREASES LDL cholesterol. (SGLT2inhibitors)

So I will probably continue researching LCHF, ketogenic diet , and cholesterol for the rest of my life. The amount of evidence on it is massive - I’ve seen patients reverse cancer, autoimmune diseases, angina, and all sorts of chronic “incurable” diseases.

[Uladzislau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Это одна из самых ценных книг в моей жизни. Она никак не повлияла в плане духовного опыта или полученного удовольствия от чтения. Она просто изменила меня физически. За два года я шагнул из 64 размера одежды в 48, из XXXL в M. До этого (в силу имеющихся врожденных проблем) я 20 лет провел в безуспешных попытках похудеть, и самой главной причиной была невозможность терпеть постоянный голод на низкоуглеводных диетах. Вот так и жил в комплексах и отчаянии постепенно зарабатывая все прелести метаболического синдрома - гипертонию, высокий холестерин, преддиабетное состояние, и вдобавок к этому импотенцию и тревожно-фобическое расстройство.
Теперь все это в прошлом. В свои 48 лет при весе 75 кг я чувствую себя лучше чем в 20 лет при своих 120 кг. Я молод, здоров, энергичен, жизнерадостен. Доктор Аткинс рассказал мне как похудеть без голода и по сути определил мой стиль питания на всю жизнь. Любая моя попытка начать роман с углеводами заканчивалась плачевно, и я возвращался к диете Аткинса, как блудный сын. С облегчением.

Если коротко о сути диеты Аткинса - сама по себе она не является ни новой ни революционной. Эта обычная кетогенная диета, которой скоро уже как 100 лет исполнится. Революционной является не сама диета, а именно система питания на основе кетогенной диеты. Аткинс называет ее не низкоуглеводной диетой, а "диетой, с контролируемым содержанием углеводов". Не следует отказываться от углеводных продуктов в принципе (за исключением быстрых углеводов - с этим нужно завязать), среди них огромное количество нужных, полезных и вкусных вещей. Просто на определенном этапе, после достигнутых первых впечатляющих результатов, следует постепенно начинать вводить в рацион углеводы, следя за тем их количеством, которое еще не провоцирует набор веса. Вот на этом количестве стоит остановиться - у кого-то (как у меня, например), это будут скромные 40 грамм в день, а кто-то может себе позволить и увесистые 150 грамм.

Кроме того, автор дает подробнейший разбор всех этапов диеты, а также свои рекомендации, как максимально избежать нежелательных явлений (они вполне могут быть) или неприятных последствий. Аткинс рекомендует проводить похудение под контролем компетентного доктора, а книга является пособием для тех, кому такого доктора найти трудно (а учитывая пещерный уровень отечественной эндокринологии это вполне актуально).

Короче, мои бывшие жирные братья - если хотите превратиться из мореного дуба в стройный кипарис, дерзайте - диета доктора Аткинса вам в помощь.