Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, Revised Edition
Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, Revised Edition
Designed to catapult your body into a state of fat meltdown, Dr. Atkins’s diet has taken America by storm. It targets insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels. The bodies of most overeaters are continually in a state of hyperinsulinism; their bodies are so adept at releasing insulin to help convert excess carbohydrates to fat that there’s always too much of the hormone circulating through the body. This puts the body into a bind; it always wants to store fat. Even when people with hyperinsulinism try to lose weight–especially when they cut fat but increase carbohydrate consumption–their efforts will fail. This is why Dr. Atkins refers to insulin as “the fat-producing hormone.”
Dr. Atkins’s diet is extremely low in carbohydrates, which helps to regulate insulin production and decrease circulating insulin; less insulin soon results in less fat storage and fewer food cravings. The diet is far from torturous, though–those who’ve tried it attest that hunger is not a part of this plan. Ninety percent of Dr. Atkins’s patients–more than 25,000 of them–have experienced dramatic weight loss. The book includes recipes for such luscious, low-carb dishes as lobster soup, zabaglione, sea bass, and blueberry ice cream, and even includes a carbohydrate gram counter and menus. This new addition contains the basic diet and is enhanced by new explanations of the underlying theories. There are seven new chapters.
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars Not Really the Atkins Diet. It’s a diet created to sell shakes and bars for a corporation.
This diet was re-developed after Dr. Atkins died. It very well might work for some people, but it’s a crazy diet. How much of your diet is protein, fat, how many “net” carbs are you eating, how much of that is coming from vegetables? Do you spin around three times in the presence of a full moon? It’s terribly convoluted. You might as well be counting calories and fat intake.
Dr. Aktins didn’t even wish to develop any of those bars or shakes and they are to be used occasionally. This diet stalls weight loss. In addition, if you have ever logged on to the official Atkins forum you will find self righteous, odd people that are anything BUT helpful.
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I would also suggest purchasing the Atkins book pre-2002. It can be found on Amazon. If you are serious about loosing weight on a healthy low carb diet, I would also suggest you visit [...].
As for me, I wrote a review about the 1972 version of the Atkins diet.
In 1998 I lost over 60 pounds on the Atkins diet and three of my friends lost anywhere between 60-120 pounds on the Atkins. All of my friends have kept of the weight since then. I didn’t. I gained when I was expecting my son. After the birth of my son, I lost the weight again, in 2005. It dropped off immediately as soon as I could stomach more protein in my diet.
I regained about 25-30 pounds in the last six months of 2008. In less than 8 weeks I lost 25 pounds. I have only five pounds more to get rid of. I tried to get rid of this weight in the last few months of 2008 and realized that I was on the Dr. Atkins NEW Diet Revolution. I struggled for two month and gave up until one of my friends returned the Original Atkins to me. I had no idea that I was doing a completely different diet.
Allow me to dispel some myths about the original Atkins…
1. I cut out NO food groups, unless you consider processed food, potatoes, white rice, white flour and sugar a food group.
2. I eat more vegetables and fruit than meat.
3. Cooking this way is gourmet. It is time consuming, but it is really good food.
4. I can eat at fast food restaurants, but I eat side salads and sandwiches without buns.
5. I make pies, cakes, muffins, and pancakes. I just use whey powder, sesame seed mill, almond flower and flax seed mill.
6. You can maintain the weight loss. You just have to create a different lifestyle.
7. There is nothing unhealthy about this lifestyle. The Induction period is difficult and if you stay on it for long periods of time, well, maybe it could be damaging. But as I said, I cut out NO food group.
The Original Atkins diet is work. It’s so worth it though.
If you have had problems loosing weight on calorie counting, I promise, if you follow the original diet you will get rid of it! You have to be committed. It is a lifestyle the requires you never to allow processed food to pass your lips. Hey, I’m back into a size 4. I’ve been there 10 out of 12 years thanks to Dr. Atkins original diet. Here’s my stats after a visit to my G.P.:After a trip to my G.P today (March 23, 2009) my Total Cholesterol Levels are 142, Triglycerides are 98 and my HDL cholesterol are at 76. Measured BMI is 22%! Tell me that this is the most unhealthy diet in the world. I’m in better shape than most 25 year olds.
5 Stars Classic Book - Innovation on Dieting
The Atkins Diet Books are the classics that changed the way people look at dieting. It is the Homer of the dieting books.
Atkins is still the best diet when trying to loose weight, even compared to the South Beach Diet ( which is also a good diet focused around heart care ) people will loose more weight in the short and long term than using any other diet.
In addition this diet lowers cholesterol and high blood pressure.
5 Stars Read the book for yourself!
So many people make the Atkins diet to be what it is not. Your carbs are not taken away permanently. They are returned to your diet in a controlled way. In fact, you are NEVER without carbs all together EVER during this diet. Read this book for yourself. You will discover a great deal about your body and nutrition.
1 Stars not reccomended
too many concerns about people developing liver problems on this diet.
thou the diet works, you have to stay on it, forever, or gain the weight back, and at what long term cost to your health?
5 Stars Atkins works!!!! i cant believe it.
Its like magic. you eat approved foods and you keep losing weight and feel great. you even get more muscular without working too hard. Its not to hard to stay on if you don’t let yourself get hungry. Lost 65 pounds and kept it off.
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