Atkins Claims

Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution claims to be the "amazing no-hunger weight-loss plan that has helped millions lose weight and keep it off" - Atkins. The Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine claim that people can lose weight simply by following a high-protein, high fat diet on a daily basis. The diet states that it is possible to lose weight easily by changing how the body's metabolism gets its fuel, by eating food with high levels of protein and fat, and cutting the amount of 'bad foods' containing carbohydrates (carbs).

Obesity - It's Not The Fault of 'Fat'

The Atkins Dietary experts claim that it is not an intake of fat that is causing an obesity problem in the developed world, but in fact an increase in the quantity of carbohydrates (carbs) in such foods as pasta, bread, potatoes and some fruits that is the main cause for weight gain.

Ketosis Claims

The Atkins Diet induces a bodily state called 'Ketosis', a key stage in the dietary plan. The proper name for Ketosis is "lipolysis ketosis", which actually means 'burning fat'. By following the early stages of the Atkins Diet, Ketosis is reached which makes the body make the switch to burning fat, instead of carbohydrate, which the Atkins Plan claims are meant to be doing.

People who are on the Atkins plan are encouraged to undertake urine tests during the induction stage so that they can see when this switch to burning fat takes place. The urine tests enable the dieter to see whether ketones are present in the urine, indicating that the ketosis stage has been reached.

After the initial, and hardest stage, the Induction Stage, there are three more stages throughout the lifecycle of the diet plan: 'Ongoing Weight Loss', 'Pre-maintenance' and 'Maintenance' stages, where carbohydrates are reintroduced into the daily diet.

Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine

Although the Atkins Diet has become one of the most common diet plans, it is claimed that it can be highly successful, and many people claim to lose a significant amount of fat in relatively short timescales. The Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine says that they are confident that it is the most successful way of losing weight, as it also teaches people how to maintain a suitable intake of carbohydrates according to their body's needs.

In addition, The Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine claim that the incredible increases in world obesity are not linked to the quantity of saturated fat in the diet, but by blood-sugar disturbances or insulin problems caused by the consumption of excessive carbohydrates.