10 mentiras sobre las dietas bajas en carbohidratos

Hola Beti Ona, de entrada decirte que sabia que ibas a saltar pues eres una de las personas que mas a ultranza veo en estos foros ha defendido la dieta del Dr Atkins hasta la saciedad, yo lo único que quiero es eso hacer reflexión y debatir el porque puede o no ser o no beneficioso, Yo dije al principio del post que no podía sobre la dieta ser objetivo porque no practique esa dieta jamas y no he leido el libro que lo leere creeme aunque sea para discutir contigo jejeje, pues me parecen discusiones constructivas en que todos podemos aprender algo, en cuanto al tema de la muerte del Dr Atkins solo digo que es una gran controversia cierto es que no se sabe si el propio Atkins hacia y seguia su dieta , solo lo que realmente ocurrió , por el motivo que fuese , también es fácil y remarco que fuese una campaña para desmitificarlo y hechar por tierra toda su reputación tras su muerte aprovechandose de los datos de su muerte "puede ser muy probable" pero lo desconozco solo se de lo que leo, y como decian en mi tierra de lo que te digan nada y de lo que veas solo creete la mitad.
Otra cosa lo de que una dieta es para toda la vida , lamento discrepar contigo ya te digo de entrada que he de leer a fondo el libro que lo tengo descargado y me pondré en breve , pero de lo poco que he leido no creo que sea saludable poder seguir una dieta cetogénica toda la vida, al igual que pienso que es insaludable seguir una dieta en que se excluyan totalmente las grasas de por vida, pero de lo que estoy totalmente seguro es que lo mas saludable es seguir una rutina alimentaria equilibrada , no dieta pues para mi un concepto de dieta es eso seguir a rajatabla un patron y unas medidas (de ingesta de alimento controlando calorias y gr x gr) para conseguir un fin , mientras que eso no tiene para mi entender nada que ver con llevar una alimentación equilibrada y sana sin tener el prejuicio de tener que calcular las ingestas milimétricamente, por ello aquí discrepo pues como dije pienso que todos los extremos son peligrosos y también que según cada persona no se puede escojer un patrón general a la hora de confeccionar la dieta , otra cosa en cuanto al sueño , esta claro que el metabolismo se ve alterado por la falta de sueño , que generalmente se denota por una perdida de peso(ademas casi siempre muscular) pero también cabe la posibilidad de que esa falta de descanso altere el metabolismo de manera que se haga mas propenso a almacenar grasas, mira mi madre sufría de apnea del sueño y no dormia por las noches casi nada , y sin embargo cada vez estaba con mas peso y obesidad, por esa regla de tres se tenia que haber quedado hecha una silfide si el metabolismo en todo el mundo por la falta de sueño actuase con perdida de peso no???? bueno total que me leere el libro , pero espero que tu también abras tus pensamientos a otros puntos de vista y no te obsceques tanto con la dieta del Dr,Atkins , que dietas hay muchas y tambien muchos puntos de vista diferentes Salu2 y un placer discutir contigo jejeje¡¡¡¡¡
 
Otra cosa lo de que una dieta es para toda la vida , lamento discrepar contigo ya te digo de entrada que he de leer a fondo el libro que lo tengo descargado y me pondré en breve , pero de lo poco que he leido no creo que sea saludable poder seguir una dieta cetogénica toda la vida.

Pra empezar, la cetosdis no es para toda la vida, cuando alcanzas tu peso ideal puedes seguir una dieta baja en CH estimuladores d ela insulina, pero no tiens porque eastar en cetosis, ese es el error que comete todo el mundo criticando Atkins, no salis de las priuemras semanass de dieta.


pero espero que tu también abras tus pensamientos a otros puntos de vista y no te obsceques tanto con la dieta del Dr,Atkins , que dietas hay muchas y tambien muchos puntos de vista diferentes Salu2 y un placer discutir contigo jejeje¡¡¡¡¡

No me hagas reir, tio. Spy el primero que dice que hay miles d eopciones, pero que sean tan efectivas, ninguna dieta es tan efectiva como uan dieta cetogenica, sea Atkins o no.
 
No me hagas reir, tio. Spy el primero que dice que hay miles d eopciones, pero que sean tan efectivas, ninguna dieta es tan efectiva como uan dieta cetogenica, sea Atkins o no.

HAber Beti Ona tu realizas alguna dieta cetogenica????? yo jamas he hecho una, mi mujer por desgracia si la hizo hace algunos años, acompañado de unos medicamentos lipotrópicos recomendados por un dietista, resultado perdio mas de 12 kg en 2meses, pero también tuvo boulimia y anemia , ademas de una bajada de defensas que casi le costo la vida, conclusión no digo que sean buenas o malas , yo no he hecho ninguna quizás algún dia lo intente sino me funcionan otras opciones pero solo digo que no es la única forma, ya te dije leere el libro y algun dia quizas me anime a hacer una aunque sean 2 meses por probar , por ello tambien dije que no podia ser objetivo por no haber leido el libro completo pero pienso que para saber si algo es bueno o no y a largo o corto plazo hay que hacerlo por uno mismo y no por lo que a uno le digan o por lo que uno lea Salu2¡¡¡¡¡:D
 
Siento llo de tu mujer, pero si se hacen las cosas mal suceden desgracias, la culpa no se de quien seria, pero emter farmacos lipotropicos o diureticos en una dieta cetogenica es una autentica locura. Atkins en la vida recomendo farmacos, como mjucho suplkementos vitaminicos, acidos grasos... Mira, yo lo que veo es algo muy distinto a lo que cuentas:

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Siento llo de tu mujer, pero si se hacen las cosas mal suceden desgracias, la culpa no se de quien seria, pero emter farmacos lipotropicos o diureticos en una dieta cetogenica es una autentica locura. Atkins en la vida recomendo farmacos, como mjucho suplkementos vitaminicos, acidos grasos... Mira, yo lo que veo es algo muy distinto a lo que cuentas:

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Pues te aseguro le hechare un ojo a los post de este link , y espero la proxima vez tras haber leido muucho estar algo mas de acuerdo contigo¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
 
en las dietas cetogenicas la unica ventaja es ke se lpierde mucho peso en poco tiempo, eso es cierto e indiscutible pero tambien tienen muchas desventajas, como las cetonas, ke hacen ke se pierda agua y electrolitos, otra desventaja es que si el cuerpo no tiene glucosa (al faltarle hidratos) descompone las proteinas para obtenerla y por tanto en este deporte eso no es nada bueno, como decia vikingindo, otra es la sensación de fatiga ke te da el no tener glucogeno, otro fallo seria para las personas ocn el colesterol alto, debido a la alta cantidad de grasas ke tienen las dietas cetogenicas, y el fallo mas importante para mi es que al no haber gran variedad de alimentos la dieta aburre y eso es critico en una dieta.

yo no lo recomendaria al menos durante mucho tiempo. Este tipo de dietas son la Atkins, la de Angelica Maria y la Scadsale o algo asi.

saludos!!!
 
en las dietas cetogenicas la unica ventaja es ke se lpierde mucho peso en poco tiempo, eso es cierto e indiscutible pero tambien tienen muchas desventajas, como las cetonas, ke hacen ke se pierda agua y electrolitos, otra desventaja es que si el cuerpo no tiene glucosa (al faltarle hidratos) descompone las proteinas para obtenerla y por tanto en este deporte eso no es nada bueno, como decia vikingindo, otra es la sensación de fatiga ke te da el no tener glucogeno, otro fallo seria para las personas ocn el colesterol alto, debido a la alta cantidad de grasas ke tienen las dietas cetogenicas, y el fallo mas importante para mi es que al no haber gran variedad de alimentos la dieta aburre y eso es critico en una dieta.

yo no lo recomendaria al menos durante mucho tiempo. Este tipo de dietas son la Atkins, la de Angelica Maria y la Scadsale o algo asi.

Desgraciadamente cambiar el pensamiento de las personas es imposible y todo lo que dices solo esta basado en creencias y no en hechso demostrables y cientificos. Para empezar las dietas cetogenicas mantienen mucha mas masa que las dietas de muchos CH y poca grasa. Y perder agua no es dramatico, ya que ese agua la recuperas en cuanto metas una carga de CH. Tambien es importante recordar que la hipertrofia que se pierde en una dieta cetogenica es la hi`pertrofia sarcoplastica (principalmente agua). La hipertrofia sarcomerica se mantiene practitcamente al 100%.

Respecto al colesterol....Pasde4atae por el foro de Atkins y mira como le mejoaran a las personas los niveles sanguienos, invariablemente una y otra vez.

Porque con Atkins mejora el colesterol??

El Dr. Atkins sobre el colesterol: en sus propias palabras

Hay gente que no entiende o quiere entender que el enfoque del Dr. Atkins al problema colesterol (o mejor dicho al problema del colesterol MALO, porque hay bueno y hay malo) es DIFERENTE al de otros.

Otros insisten en culpar a los alimentos q tienen colesterol y a las llamadas grasas saturadas.
EL DR. ATKINS NO LO VE ASI!!

Segun Atkins, el colesterol malo que viene en algunos alimentos NO ES el que llega a la sangre. El de la sangre mayormente lo hace el higado, usando como materia prima a los hidratos de carbono.

Ademas, cuando uno restringe los HC, el cuerpo usa a las grasas (saturadas o no) como combustible.

Lo del colesterol, es mas o menos la misma idea que se aplica a las grasas. Los anti-Atkins/anti-grasa dicen : no quieres grasa, no comas grasa, y recomiendan una dieta baja en grasa. Ellos creen que la grasa del cuerpo viene directamente de la que uno come.

Atkins NO LO VE ASI.

Mas abajo voy a repostear fragmentos de una charla electronica que el Dr. Atkins dio, la cual postee hace unos meses.

Yahoomc: ¿Cuales son las maneras mas seguras de bajar mi colesterol?

El Dr. Atkins: Hay ciertas vitaminas y minerales que funcionan tan bien como las drogas farmaceuticas, sin los efectos toxicos de las drogas. Un nutriente importante es la pantetina (pantethine) de 600-1000 mg diarios. Otros nutrientes importantes son el hexanicotinato de inositol (inositol hexanicotinate) de 500-1000 mgs diarios, cromo 300 microgramos (mcg) diarios, el aceite de la borraja (borage oil) 1000 mg diarios, y los aceites esenciales (essential oils) 7000 mg diarios.

trkullback: ¿¿No es Atkins sobre comer grasa y proteïnas - eso no aumenta el colesterol? ¿¿¿Como puede una dieta alta en grasa y proteina reducir el colesterol?

El Dr. Atkins: Todos los estudios cientificos que concluyen q comer mucha grasa aumenta el colesterol se hicieron con dietas cargadas de carbohidratos. Cuando se ingieren pocos carbos, en lugar de aumentar la grasa almacenada en la sangre, el cuerpo usa la grasa como fuente de energia, lo cual constituye nuestra forma alternativa de combustible metabolico. Nuestra grasa almacenada es nuestra fuente de energia secundaria. Por tanto, todos los estudios en los cuales se combina un alto consumo de grasa con un alto consumo de carbos son totalmente irrelevantes a las observaciones hechas bajo el metodo nutricional Atkins


jakartajo: ¿¿¿Si uno reduce el consumo de grasa mientras uno esta en Atkins lograria uno reducir el LDL (colesterol malo) ???

El Dr. Atkins: Realmente lograrias LO OPUESTO! La reduccion del colesterol es mas eficaz cuando la grasa se esta utilizando como fuente de energïa. Puesto que el 60% de proteïna sigue el camino metabolico de los carbohidratos, la proteina no es tan eficaz como la grasa dietica para estos fines.

En su dia podias haber debatido en este post. _mmmmmm_:

https://es.fitness.com/forum/dietas...mpiendo-la-ley-de-la-termodinamica-24777.html


 
Beti, estoy mas liado ke la pata un romano, no se si sabes ke me conecto los fines de semana y solo un rato, por eso no debatí en su dia, pero vamos ke te meteré caña jejejejeje
 
Que tengo que ingerir para coger volumen, grasas o CH?

¿y a la inversa, es decir si quiero quitar peso?

Obvio, ¿no os parece?
 
Que tengo que ingerir para coger volumen, grasas o CH?

¿y a la inversa, es decir si quiero quitar peso?

Obvio, ¿no os parece?

No es tan obvio como parece.

Si hablamos de grasa si es obvio, pero puedes ganar musculo con muchas grasas en la deita y pocos CH, la cuestion es, es la mejor manera de hacerlo??
 
experiencia personal

Hola que tal, mi primer post solo para decirles que tom venuto en estos dias es casi una celebridad del fitness y nutricion en USA y tal vez en un futuro este a la altura de atkins o dan duchaine

yo he leido su libro de quema la grasa alimenta el musculo y es una verdadera joya, no promete resultados rapidos pero si duraderos
es un libro muy completo que te prepara desde el aspecto mental y te explica como debes de comer, lamentablemente no esta en español pero si lo quieren en ingles se los mando a cualquier interesado

yo he seguido dietas bajas en carbohidratos, pierdes grasa rapido , de inmediato se te adelgaza la piel , pero a algunos nos hacen la vida miserable y son dificiles de seguir

aunque para emergencias creo que son la opcion


en mi opinion lo mejor de todo es sacar lo bueno y lo que nos funcione de cada dieta sin tomar posturas radicales
 
Hola que tal, mi primer post solo para decirles que tom venuto en estos dias es casi una celebridad del fitness y nutricion en USA y tal vez en un futuro este a la altura de atkins o dan duchaine

yo he leido su libro de quema la grasa alimenta el musculo y es una verdadera joya, no promete resultados rapidos pero si duraderos
es un libro muy completo que te prepara desde el aspecto mental y te explica como debes de comer, lamentablemente no esta en español pero si lo quieren en ingles se los mando a cualquier interesado

yo he seguido dietas bajas en carbohidratos, pierdes grasa rapido , de inmediato se te adelgaza la piel , pero a algunos nos hacen la vida miserable y son dificiles de seguir

aunque para emergencias creo que son la opcion


en mi opinion lo mejor de todo es sacar lo bueno y lo que nos funcione de cada dieta sin tomar posturas radicales

yo le quiero hechar un vistaso, se ve bueno, me lo podrias enviar si no es mucha molestia ? te dejo mi mail ojala me lo pases perrin :)

gosujc@gmail.com

Saludos !
 
Hola me interesa el libro que tienes de Ton Venuto…me lo puedes mandar a mi correo, no se si es lo mismo pero recientemente leí en una revista un artículo de Ton Venuto donde dice que si uno consumes proteínas cada 3 horas puedes acelerar su metabolismo y para mejores resultados el consumo debe ser la mitad de tu peso (lbs) consumirlo en proteínas .por ejemplo si pesas 160 lbs consumir 80 grs proteínas.
tauro_w77@yahoo.com
Saludos,
 
Es un poco tonto, involucrarse en un plan nutricional sin saber si nos sirve o no.
Al igual que decir que son planes alimenticios malos o buenos.

Todo va a depender de el cuerpo de cada uno, paliar problemas hormonales, tenemos que investigar que problema tenemos, porque hay que aprender a "escuchar" al cuerpo, indicadores corporales, desbalances, etc.

A una persona con pésima sensibilidad a la insulina, hiperinsulinemia, intolerancia a carbohidratos, etc., le va a venir bien una dieta cetogénica, una persona que puede aprovechar la insulina, que la aproveche.
 
Hola me interesa el libro que tienes de Ton Venuto…me lo puedes mandar a mi correo, no se si es lo mismo pero recientemente leí en una revista un artículo de Ton Venuto donde dice que si uno consumes proteínas cada 3 horas puedes acelerar su metabolismo y para mejores resultados el consumo debe ser la mitad de tu peso (lbs) consumirlo en proteínas .por ejemplo si pesas 160 lbs consumir 80 grs proteínas.
tauro_w77@yahoo.com
Saludos,

nada que ver, el dice que hay que consumir minimo 0.8 por libra de peso pero el recomienda que lo ideal es 1gr por libra de peso de proteinas y el libro es ultra easy encontrarlo, simplemente busquen en las paginas conocidas de torrents o en mismo google y lo encontraran, simplemente busquen, BURN THE FAT, FEED THE MUSCLE
 
10 mentiras sobre la dieta atkins

está en ingles pero bueno:

10 Lies About The Atkins Diet
And The Shocking Truth The Low Carb Gurus Don’t Want You To Know About!
By Tom Venuto, Author of
Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle (BFFM)



Low carbohydrate diets such as Atkins have always been controversial, but with the recent wave of new research and publicity, the controversy is now raging hotter than ever. One headline in the San Francisco Chronicle said that the battle between the low and high carbers had become so heated since mid 2002 that “Knives had been drawn.”
From my vantage point (as a health and fitness professional down in the trenches), it looks more like tanks, artillery and machine guns have been drawn! Tragically, the people being hurt the most by these “diet wars” are not the experts, but the dieters.

After its original publication in 1972, The Atkins Diet was regurgitated in 1992 as “Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution,” creating a new surge of interest in low carbohydrate dieting. Then, in July of 2002, the controversy reached an all time high when the New York Times Magazine published an essay by Gary Taubes titled, “What if it’s all been a big fat lie?” The article suggested that new research was now proving the late Dr. Atkins had been right all along.

More research in 2003 seemed to corroborate the Taubes story: Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine in May of 2003, and another in June 2003 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, suggested that Atkins was equally, if not more effective for weight loss than conventional diets – at least in the short term.
With the publication of this new information, Atkins supporters boasted, "See, I told you so,” while their opponents fired back in defense of their high carb, low fat positions. Meanwhile, low carb foods and supplements became all the rage, bread and pasta sales took a nosedive and the wheat industry cried the blues.

With differences in opinion as opposite as the North and South Poles, it’s become unbearably confusing and frustrating to know which weight loss method is best and safest. At the date of this writing, in late 2003, obesity has reached an all time high –AGAIN! According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, 64% of Americans are overweight and 31% are obese, and it’s still getting worse.

Obviously, the popular weight loss methods today – including the low carb diet – are still missing something…but what?
If you’re confused by the whole high carb, low carb thing and if you’re frustrated with your attempts at trying to lose weight and keep it off, then this may be the most important report you will ever read. In the next few minutes, you’ll discover the real truth about low carb diets and a real solution to the problem of excess body fat that is beautiful in its simplicity, yet powerful in effectiveness. Read on to learn the 10 Lies about the Atkins diet and the truth that will set you free…
Lie #1: The Atkins and other low carb diets don’t work

If your definition of what “works” is quick weight loss, then the Atkins Diet DOES work. Recent studies showed that the Atkins Diet causes greater weight loss than the American Heart Association-recommended high carb, low fat diet. In fact, for obese people with disorders of carbohydrate metabolism (hyperinsulinemia, hypoglycemia, and insulin resistance), Atkins-style diets have been shown to work especially well.

However, if your definition of what “works” is permanent fat loss, then the Atkins diet doesn’t fare so well... but then again neither do any other diets. It seems that despite some encouraging initial successes, Atkin’s dieters still face the same difficulties in keeping off the weight as everyone else. Some of the same studies showing rapid weight loss on Atkins in the beginning also showed substantial weight gain as soon as the diets ended.
Truth is, a growing body of evidence is mounting that carbohydrate restriction can accelerate weight loss in the short term, but it has yet to be proven that it keeps the fat off in the long run.

Which approach towards low carb dieting is best is also up for debate: Not all low carb diets are high fat or ketogenic and not all are “ultra-low” in carbs. A low carb diet can be low in carbs and high in fat, it can be low in carbs and high in protein, or it can be somewhere in the middle
I predict that continued research will discover that moderate carbohydrate restriction (especially in a cyclical fashion) and careful selection of carbohydrates, will in fact assist with fat loss via hormonal control, metabolic efficiency and appetite regulation. I believe that neither extreme - the severely restricted low carb diet (ketogenic diet) or the very high carb, low fat diet – will emerge the victor.

Lie #2: There’s a ton of new research proving the Atkins diet is effective

If you surf around the Internet for a while searching for “Atkins Diet,” you are likely to see a lot of advertisements and news briefs pointing to the new research “proving” that Atkins is effective.
“New England Journal of Medicine Vindicates Atkins diet.”
“Studies suggest Atkins diet is safe.”
“New research challenges 30 years of Nutritional Dogma.”
Truth is, these headlines are not giving you the full picture.
Until and unless you have closely examined these studies and the researcher’s interpretation of the results, don’t be so quick to believe the diet hearsay and gossip.

The general conclusion of nearly all these studies is that Atkins IS equally if not more effective for short term weight loss than conventional diets. However, nearly all the researchers also conclude with remarks such as:
"The results are very preliminary,"
"The take-home message is that
this diet deserves further study."

“More research is needed.”

Furthermore, consider what the Atkin’s diet was being compared to in these studies: The traditional “food pyramid” diet with 60-65% carbs including plenty of pasta, cereals and bread, right?
What if the traditional high carb diet is wrong too?
Don’t write off carb restriction completely, but don’t ditch all your carbs yet either…

Lie #3: The new studies prove that the Atkins diet is healthy and doesn’t raise cholesterol as previously believed

In a May of 2003, the results of a 12-month study on the Atkins diet were reported in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). One group followed the traditional food pyramid with 60% of the calories from carbohydrates while the second group followed the Atkins diet.
After one year, Atkins participants had a greater increase in the good HDL cholesterol and a larger drop in triglyceride than the high carb group.
The leader of the study, Gary Foster said, “Our initial findings suggest that low carb diets may not have the adverse effects we anticipated.”
Conventional wisdom has dictated for years that saturated fat and cholesterol were dangerous and unhealthy, contributing to coronary heart disease. This led most health professionals to condemn low carb diets that allowed large amounts of saturated fat.

This belief is now being questioned. Many authors such as Mary Enig and Uffe Rashnkov have presented compelling cases that dietary cholesterol and saturated fat do not cause heart disease. The latest research seems to confirm this. However, many factors affected the results of these new studies.

In some studies, the subjects did not follow the Atkins Diet to exact specifications and never entered ketosis, so conclusions about saturated fat, dietary cholesterol, ketosis and coronary health cannot be drawn yet. In other studies, cholesterol-lowering drugs were used. And in still others, some subjects actually showed increases in total cholesterol. Those who did show improvements may have previously been on a high refined sugar, high saturated fat diet and dropping the sugar was one step in the right direction. Furthermore, some of the drop in blood cholesterol could be attributed to the decrease in body weight.

Clearly, you can’t lump all dietary fats into the same category. Processed and chemically altered trans fats have been condemned by virtually every health and nutrition expert on the planet. Other fats, like salmon and fatty fish, are among the healthiest and cardio-protective foods you can eat. Much evidence is showing that reasonable amounts of naturally occurring saturated fats such as those found in whole eggs and red meat also need not be feared (especially in the absence of sugars).

Truth is, all the information we have available at this time indicates the “fat phobia” and “fat makes you fat” scare has been unfounded because not all fat is the same. However, claims that diets very high in overall and saturated fat are healthy and safe for long term use are still premature.

Lie #4: The Atkins diet will help you keep fat off for good

Dr. Atkins writes that his diet “Is so perfectly adapted to use as a lifetime diet that, unlike most diets, the weight won’t come back.”
It’s a weight loss axiom that the more extreme a diet and the faster the weight loss, the more difficult it usually is to maintain the results. Slow, steady and balanced seems to win the race when it comes to weight control.

Unfortunately this isn’t what most people want to hear. The four pounds per week and up to 15 pounds in the first two weeks that Atkins promises sounds much more impressive.

There are two things you really need to know about rapid weight loss:
(1) What kind of weight was lost? How much of it was body fat and how much was water, glycogen and lean tissue?
(2) Are you going to you keep the weight off for good?
Most low carbers won’t keep the weight off for more than a year, and many will fall off the wagon long before that.

Keith Ayoob, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, said in an official ADA statement about the 2003 NEJM studies: "Twelve months is an equalizer; you hit a wall. Your lifestyle starts to be affected and you get bored. A high dropout rate is a sign that extreme diets can be difficult to maintain.

Truth is, despite Dr. Atkin’s claims and the new research apparently supporting them, we still don’t know what will happen in the long run. Based on the results of the recent three, six, and twelve month studies, researchers have begun to organize longer trials. One of them will be five years in length.

What I believe you will see in long term studies is that Atkins and other low carb diets, while effective for weight loss in the short term, will be found no more effective for long term fat loss than any other restrictive diet (and that’s NOT very effective).

Lie #5: Calories don’t count and you can eat as much as you want while on the Atkins diet.

Dr. Atkins proposed that calories don’t count and he advised his clients to eat as much as they want while on his program. Atkins wrote, “The so called calorie theory has been a millstone around the necks of dieters and a miserable and malign influence on their efforts to lose.”
Here’s the truth about calories and low carb diets:
When you go on a very low carb (ketogenic) diet with more fat, your appetite is diminished and you feel fuller (because fat is more satiating than carbs).

Appetite control may be a legitimate benefit of the Atkins diet, especially for individuals who struggle with hypoglycemia, hunger and cravings. As Dr. Atkins points out, “Our physical urges are hard to combat.”
However, this does not mean you can eat as much as you want. It means that your hunger may be blunted on Atkin’s plan, causing you to automatically eat less without counting calories or even thinking about calories.

People on the Atkins diet who lose weight are not eating more than they burn and losing fat in spite of it. Whether you count calories and consciously eat fewer than you burn, or you don’t count them and unconsciously eat fewer than you burn, either way, the end result is the same.

While counting calories in the literal sense is clearly not always necessary, you always have to be aware of calories and portions. No diet or special combination of foods can override the law of calorie balance.
Anyone who believes that you can eat as much as you want and still lose weight is living in a dream world.

Lie #6: A brand new study just proved that the Atkins diet gives you a metabolic advantage so you really can eat as much as you want

A 12 week study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and presented in October 2003 to the North American Association for the Study of Obesity found that subjects on a low carb regimen lost just as much weight as those on a standard high carb, low fat diet.
The shocking part was that the group on the Atkins diet could eat 300 more calories than the group eating the conventional high carb food pyramid diet. This left researchers scratching their heads saying,

“It doesn’t make sense… it defies the laws of thermodynamics.”

"A lot of our assumptions about a calorie is a calorie are being challenged,"
Unfortunately, some of the Atkins troops were quick to interpret the results as meaning, “See, I told you calories don’t count.”
Actually, calories do count and the explanation for these results is quite simple.

A calorie is NOT just a calorie. If all calories were created equal then a 2000 calorie diet of Krispy crème doughnuts would have the same effect as a 2000 calorie diet of chicken breast and salad vegetables. Do you think these two diets will have the same effects on your health and body composition?

Certain foods and certain diets DO give you a metabolic advantage. One advantage is the effect of a diet’s composition on your hormones; namely insulin and glucagon.
A second advantage is called the thermic effect of food. The thermic effect of food means that a certain number of calories are used just to digest and absorb the food,

leaving a net calorie value substantially less than the total amount of caloric energy that was contained in the food.

For example, a lean protein food such as chicken breast has a thermic effect of around 20-30%. This means that for every 100 calories of chicken breast consumed, the NET energy utilized by the body is only 70-80 calories. (Some people call this “negative calories.”)
Stated differently, this means you really CAN lose weight on a higher calorie intake if you eat foods with a high thermic effect.
What’s especially interesting –providing confirmation of the metabolic advantage of a high protein diet – is that the foods provided in this study were low carb, but NOT typical Atkins fare. Instead of lots of red meat and saturated fat, the subjects in this particular study ate mostly fish, chicken, salads, vegetables and unsaturated oils.

I think study’s director, Penelope Green, hit the nail on the head when she said, “Maybe they (the low carb, high protein group) burned up more calories digesting their food.”
Truth is, not one study has ever proven that you can “eat as much as you want” on Atkins or any diet. Even when a diet provides a metabolic advantage, AFTER that advantage is factored in and you look at NET calorie utilization, you are still left with the calories in versus calories out equation.

Lie #7: The Atkins diet causes faster and greater FAT loss than conventional diets

Most health, medical and nutrition organizations recommend that you lose weight (body fat) at a rate of no more than 2 pounds per week. In his book, Dr. Atkins says that the average weight loss in the first two weeks on his plan is 8 to 15 pounds.
Like many diets, Atkins overstresses total weight loss (and quick weight loss), while not stressing enough the difference between body weight, body water, body fat and lean body mass.

Truth is, low carb diets definitely cause greater weight loss, especially in the initial phases. But this is mostly due to a large drop in water weight and glycogen (stored carbohydrate), not necessarily increased fat loss.
Weight loss is the wrong goal! Your goal should be permanent fat loss and you should be measuring and tracking your body fat percentage and lean body mass on a regular basis.
Don’t gloat over large, rapid “weight losses”… it might be mostly water and muscle.

Lie #8: Carbohydrates make you fat

Dr. Atkins wrote, and I quote, “Carbohydrates are the very food that makes you fat.” He also wrote, “Diets high in carbohydrates are precisely what most overweight people don’t need and can’t become slim on.”
These are very misleading statements of half-truth.
The “carbs make you fat” myth is probably the most pervasive and damaging lie about weight control ever told. It’s caused tremendous confusion and frustration to already confused and frustrated dieters.
First, focusing primarily on any macronutrient (protein, carbs or fat) or macronutrient ratio should be secondary to energy balance. What makes you fat is eating too many calories.

Truth is, you can’t blame all “carbohydrates” as a group for why we are getting fatter. What type of carbohydrates are we talking about? There are good carbs and bad carbs. The “bad” carbs are the refined ones; white flour and white sugar products like white bread, white pasta, sugar sweetened cereals, candy and soft drinks.

To avoid confusion, I would suggest never using the word “carbohydrate” without putting the adjective “refined” or “natural” in front of it.
Ironically, Dr. Atkins does make this distinction in his book, yet he still chose to recommend removal of almost ALL carbs during the induction and weight loss phases of his diet - even the good carbs that are proven healthy. This creates rapid weight loss and the appearance of a hugely successful diet right from the first week.

Again, the real questions are: What kind of weight was lost and can you keep the weight off for good?
A healthy, maintainable fat burning diet should be centered on natural foods – and for most people, that includes natural carbs in moderation - not the total removal and demonizing of all carbohydrates.

Lie #9: Ketosis makes you feel better and doesn’t affect your performance

Your body is a remarkable machine that is fully capable of adapting to whatever fuel is provided in predominance. You can burn protein, fat, or carbs for energy. However, carbohydrates are your body’s preferred – and most efficient - fuel source for vigorous physical activity.

Many low carbers believe that fat is a more efficient energy source than carbohydrates, but this is not true. Fat is not a more efficient energy source, it is only a more concentrated energy source.
Since the fuel for muscular contraction is carbs (glycogen) a high fat, low carb diet is not the best approach to fat loss for athletes, bodybuilders or highly active individuals. These diets simply don’t support high intensity training.

Very low carb diets might be appropriate for the sedentary, severely overweight, or those with orthopedic conditions that prevent any exercise. It seems that ketogenic diets take off weight even with little or no exercise (although the weight won’t be pure fat and you may not keep it off). Some Atkins dieters even report feeling more energetic after adapting to the low carbs and higher fat. It’s likely, however, that most of them were relatively inactive. Low carbs and high activity don’t go well together.

Truth is, a more balanced diet of natural foods combined with exercise is a much better way to take off pure fat for good.
Anyone who CAN exercise SHOULD exercise! Of the two methods for creating a calorie deficit – burning more, or eating less – the former is the superior method with far fewer downsides. Any fat loss program that does not make exercise the centerpiece is ultimately destined for failure.

Lie #10: Ketogenic diets (very low carb) are the secret to fat loss

The term “low carb” is used very broadly. To some, a diet like the Zone, which consists of 40% carbs is “low carbs.” To others “low carb” is more extreme. A ketogenic diet is a VERY low carb diet, usually between 40-70 grams of carbs per day or less. The induction phase of the Atkins diet is limited to only 20 grams per day.

Because they allow virtually no carbohydrate, Ketogenic diets, by definition, are extremely strict and nutritionally unbalanced. It’s an irrevocable law that the more “extreme” a nutrition program is, the greater the side effects will be and the more difficult the diet will be to stay on.
Dr. Atkins claimed, “Ketosis is the secret weapon of super effective dieting.”

Truth is, while some recent studies have suggested low carb diets do work, not a single study has proven that it’s necessary to restrict carbs so severely that you go into ketosis.
The benefits of reduced carbs and more protein include a higher thermic effect, appetite regulation and hormonal control. What the low carb folks don’t want you to know is that a moderate reduction in carbohydrates (and/or removal of processed carbs) is often all it takes to get these benefits, while being much easier to maintain for the long haul.
So if ketogenic and very low carb diets aren’t the best way to achieve permanent fat loss, then what is the best way???
Dr Atkins made many excellent points about weight control in his book. He spoke out on the evils of processed carbohydrates. He identified carbohydrate sensitivity and hyperinsulinemia as contributing factors in obesity. He spoke of the metabolic advantage of high protein. He pointed out that there may not be a direct one to one correlation between saturated fat, dietary cholesterol and heart disease.

The fact is, Dr. Atkins – to his credit – had discovered some important facts about weight control, and had the courage to publish and stand by them long before anyone else did. In the end, unfortunately, he drew some questionable conclusions from this information and, like so many other diet gurus, he left out some large and important pieces to the puzzle.
If permanent fat loss were as simple as removing carbohydrates from your diet, then why has obesity surged to an all-new high in 2003 and why are there so many Atkins failures?

Could it be possible that the conventional high carb, low fat food pyramid approach and the Atkins diet approach have BOTH missed the mark, and that the optimum diet for permanent fat loss is somewhere in the middle?
Could it be possible that dieting is the absolute worst way to lose body fat and that the proper type of exercise program combined with a more balanced approach to nutrition is the answer?

One of the biggest errors weight loss seekers make today is to accept one philosophy completely or reject it completely, taking a side and “taking up arms” to defend their position without considering the alternatives. Most of the weight loss philosophies being promoted today contain valid points, but as a whole, are a total mish mash of truth, half-truths and lies.
That’s why, for over 20 years, I have literally turned myself into a human guinea pig in my search for a sensible and healthy method of permanent fat loss. I studied and then personally tested the ketogenic diet, the high carb diet, low fat diet and nearly every other diet in between. I found good points and bad points in all of them, many of which I have already revealed to you in this report.

I then compiled all the positive points of each fat loss method into a structured format, while discarding all the negatives. What emerged was nothing short of remarkable: An all-natural system that has allowed me to peak at a body fat level of 3.4% and to maintain my body fat at 9% or less all year round… without drugs, extreme diets, or unnecessary supplements. It’s worked for thousands of other people too.
 
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10 Lies About The Atkins Diet
And The Shocking Truth The Low Carb Gurus Don’t Want You To Know About!
By Tom Venuto, Author of
Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle (BFFM)



Low carbohydrate diets such as Atkins have always been controversial, but with the recent wave of new research and publicity, the controversy is now raging hotter than ever. One headline in the San Francisco Chronicle said that the battle between the low and high carbers had become so heated since mid 2002 that “Knives had been drawn.”
From my vantage point (as a health and fitness professional down in the trenches), it looks more like tanks, artillery and machine guns have been drawn! Tragically, the people being hurt the most by these “diet wars” are not the experts, but the dieters.

After its original publication in 1972, The Atkins Diet was regurgitated in 1992 as “Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution,” creating a new surge of interest in low carbohydrate dieting. Then, in July of 2002, the controversy reached an all time high when the New York Times Magazine published an essay by Gary Taubes titled, “What if it’s all been a big fat lie?” The article suggested that new research was now proving the late Dr. Atkins had been right all along.

More research in 2003 seemed to corroborate the Taubes story: Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine in May of 2003, and another in June 2003 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, suggested that Atkins was equally, if not more effective for weight loss than conventional diets – at least in the short term.
With the publication of this new information, Atkins supporters boasted, "See, I told you so,” while their opponents fired back in defense of their high carb, low fat positions. Meanwhile, low carb foods and supplements became all the rage, bread and pasta sales took a nosedive and the wheat industry cried the blues.

With differences in opinion as opposite as the North and South Poles, it’s become unbearably confusing and frustrating to know which weight loss method is best and safest. At the date of this writing, in late 2003, obesity has reached an all time high –AGAIN! According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, 64% of Americans are overweight and 31% are obese, and it’s still getting worse.

Obviously, the popular weight loss methods today – including the low carb diet – are still missing something…but what?
If you’re confused by the whole high carb, low carb thing and if you’re frustrated with your attempts at trying to lose weight and keep it off, then this may be the most important report you will ever read. In the next few minutes, you’ll discover the real truth about low carb diets and a real solution to the problem of excess body fat that is beautiful in its simplicity, yet powerful in effectiveness. Read on to learn the 10 Lies about the Atkins diet and the truth that will set you free…
Lie #1: The Atkins and other low carb diets don’t work

If your definition of what “works” is quick weight loss, then the Atkins Diet DOES work. Recent studies showed that the Atkins Diet causes greater weight loss than the American Heart Association-recommended high carb, low fat diet. In fact, for obese people with disorders of carbohydrate metabolism (hyperinsulinemia, hypoglycemia, and insulin resistance), Atkins-style diets have been shown to work especially well.

However, if your definition of what “works” is permanent fat loss, then the Atkins diet doesn’t fare so well... but then again neither do any other diets. It seems that despite some encouraging initial successes, Atkin’s dieters still face the same difficulties in keeping off the weight as everyone else. Some of the same studies showing rapid weight loss on Atkins in the beginning also showed substantial weight gain as soon as the diets ended.
Truth is, a growing body of evidence is mounting that carbohydrate restriction can accelerate weight loss in the short term, but it has yet to be proven that it keeps the fat off in the long run.

Which approach towards low carb dieting is best is also up for debate: Not all low carb diets are high fat or ketogenic and not all are “ultra-low” in carbs. A low carb diet can be low in carbs and high in fat, it can be low in carbs and high in protein, or it can be somewhere in the middle
I predict that continued research will discover that moderate carbohydrate restriction (especially in a cyclical fashion) and careful selection of carbohydrates, will in fact assist with fat loss via hormonal control, metabolic efficiency and appetite regulation. I believe that neither extreme - the severely restricted low carb diet (ketogenic diet) or the very high carb, low fat diet – will emerge the victor.

Lie #2: There’s a ton of new research proving the Atkins diet is effective

If you surf around the Internet for a while searching for “Atkins Diet,” you are likely to see a lot of advertisements and news briefs pointing to the new research “proving” that Atkins is effective.
“New England Journal of Medicine Vindicates Atkins diet.”
“Studies suggest Atkins diet is safe.”
“New research challenges 30 years of Nutritional Dogma.”
Truth is, these headlines are not giving you the full picture.
Until and unless you have closely examined these studies and the researcher’s interpretation of the results, don’t be so quick to believe the diet hearsay and gossip.

The general conclusion of nearly all these studies is that Atkins IS equally if not more effective for short term weight loss than conventional diets. However, nearly all the researchers also conclude with remarks such as:
"The results are very preliminary,"
"The take-home message is that
this diet deserves further study."

“More research is needed.”

Furthermore, consider what the Atkin’s diet was being compared to in these studies: The traditional “food pyramid” diet with 60-65% carbs including plenty of pasta, cereals and bread, right?
What if the traditional high carb diet is wrong too?
Don’t write off carb restriction completely, but don’t ditch all your carbs yet either…

Lie #3: The new studies prove that the Atkins diet is healthy and doesn’t raise cholesterol as previously believed

In a May of 2003, the results of a 12-month study on the Atkins diet were reported in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). One group followed the traditional food pyramid with 60% of the calories from carbohydrates while the second group followed the Atkins diet.
After one year, Atkins participants had a greater increase in the good HDL cholesterol and a larger drop in triglyceride than the high carb group.
The leader of the study, Gary Foster said, “Our initial findings suggest that low carb diets may not have the adverse effects we anticipated.”
Conventional wisdom has dictated for years that saturated fat and cholesterol were dangerous and unhealthy, contributing to coronary heart disease. This led most health professionals to condemn low carb diets that allowed large amounts of saturated fat.

This belief is now being questioned. Many authors such as Mary Enig and Uffe Rashnkov have presented compelling cases that dietary cholesterol and saturated fat do not cause heart disease. The latest research seems to confirm this. However, many factors affected the results of these new studies.

In some studies, the subjects did not follow the Atkins Diet to exact specifications and never entered ketosis, so conclusions about saturated fat, dietary cholesterol, ketosis and coronary health cannot be drawn yet. In other studies, cholesterol-lowering drugs were used. And in still others, some subjects actually showed increases in total cholesterol. Those who did show improvements may have previously been on a high refined sugar, high saturated fat diet and dropping the sugar was one step in the right direction. Furthermore, some of the drop in blood cholesterol could be attributed to the decrease in body weight.

Clearly, you can’t lump all dietary fats into the same category. Processed and chemically altered trans fats have been condemned by virtually every health and nutrition expert on the planet. Other fats, like salmon and fatty fish, are among the healthiest and cardio-protective foods you can eat. Much evidence is showing that reasonable amounts of naturally occurring saturated fats such as those found in whole eggs and red meat also need not be feared (especially in the absence of sugars).

Truth is, all the information we have available at this time indicates the “fat phobia” and “fat makes you fat” scare has been unfounded because not all fat is the same. However, claims that diets very high in overall and saturated fat are healthy and safe for long term use are still premature.

Lie #4: The Atkins diet will help you keep fat off for good

Dr. Atkins writes that his diet “Is so perfectly adapted to use as a lifetime diet that, unlike most diets, the weight won’t come back.”
It’s a weight loss axiom that the more extreme a diet and the faster the weight loss, the more difficult it usually is to maintain the results. Slow, steady and balanced seems to win the race when it comes to weight control.

Unfortunately this isn’t what most people want to hear. The four pounds per week and up to 15 pounds in the first two weeks that Atkins promises sounds much more impressive.

There are two things you really need to know about rapid weight loss:
(1) What kind of weight was lost? How much of it was body fat and how much was water, glycogen and lean tissue?
(2) Are you going to you keep the weight off for good?
Most low carbers won’t keep the weight off for more than a year, and many will fall off the wagon long before that.

Keith Ayoob, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, said in an official ADA statement about the 2003 NEJM studies: "Twelve months is an equalizer; you hit a wall. Your lifestyle starts to be affected and you get bored. A high dropout rate is a sign that extreme diets can be difficult to maintain.

Truth is, despite Dr. Atkin’s claims and the new research apparently supporting them, we still don’t know what will happen in the long run. Based on the results of the recent three, six, and twelve month studies, researchers have begun to organize longer trials. One of them will be five years in length.

What I believe you will see in long term studies is that Atkins and other low carb diets, while effective for weight loss in the short term, will be found no more effective for long term fat loss than any other restrictive diet (and that’s NOT very effective).

Lie #5: Calories don’t count and you can eat as much as you want while on the Atkins diet.

Dr. Atkins proposed that calories don’t count and he advised his clients to eat as much as they want while on his program. Atkins wrote, “The so called calorie theory has been a millstone around the necks of dieters and a miserable and malign influence on their efforts to lose.”
Here’s the truth about calories and low carb diets:
When you go on a very low carb (ketogenic) diet with more fat, your appetite is diminished and you feel fuller (because fat is more satiating than carbs).

Appetite control may be a legitimate benefit of the Atkins diet, especially for individuals who struggle with hypoglycemia, hunger and cravings. As Dr. Atkins points out, “Our physical urges are hard to combat.”
However, this does not mean you can eat as much as you want. It means that your hunger may be blunted on Atkin’s plan, causing you to automatically eat less without counting calories or even thinking about calories.

People on the Atkins diet who lose weight are not eating more than they burn and losing fat in spite of it. Whether you count calories and consciously eat fewer than you burn, or you don’t count them and unconsciously eat fewer than you burn, either way, the end result is the same.

While counting calories in the literal sense is clearly not always necessary, you always have to be aware of calories and portions. No diet or special combination of foods can override the law of calorie balance.
Anyone who believes that you can eat as much as you want and still lose weight is living in a dream world.

Lie #6: A brand new study just proved that the Atkins diet gives you a metabolic advantage so you really can eat as much as you want

A 12 week study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and presented in October 2003 to the North American Association for the Study of Obesity found that subjects on a low carb regimen lost just as much weight as those on a standard high carb, low fat diet.
The shocking part was that the group on the Atkins diet could eat 300 more calories than the group eating the conventional high carb food pyramid diet. This left researchers scratching their heads saying,

“It doesn’t make sense… it defies the laws of thermodynamics.”

"A lot of our assumptions about a calorie is a calorie are being challenged,"
Unfortunately, some of the Atkins troops were quick to interpret the results as meaning, “See, I told you calories don’t count.”
Actually, calories do count and the explanation for these results is quite simple.

A calorie is NOT just a calorie. If all calories were created equal then a 2000 calorie diet of Krispy crème doughnuts would have the same effect as a 2000 calorie diet of chicken breast and salad vegetables. Do you think these two diets will have the same effects on your health and body composition?

Certain foods and certain diets DO give you a metabolic advantage. One advantage is the effect of a diet’s composition on your hormones; namely insulin and glucagon.
A second advantage is called the thermic effect of food. The thermic effect of food means that a certain number of calories are used just to digest and absorb the food,

leaving a net calorie value substantially less than the total amount of caloric energy that was contained in the food.

For example, a lean protein food such as chicken breast has a thermic effect of around 20-30%. This means that for every 100 calories of chicken breast consumed, the NET energy utilized by the body is only 70-80 calories. (Some people call this “negative calories.”)
Stated differently, this means you really CAN lose weight on a higher calorie intake if you eat foods with a high thermic effect.
What’s especially interesting –providing confirmation of the metabolic advantage of a high protein diet – is that the foods provided in this study were low carb, but NOT typical Atkins fare. Instead of lots of red meat and saturated fat, the subjects in this particular study ate mostly fish, chicken, salads, vegetables and unsaturated oils.

I think study’s director, Penelope Green, hit the nail on the head when she said, “Maybe they (the low carb, high protein group) burned up more calories digesting their food.”
Truth is, not one study has ever proven that you can “eat as much as you want” on Atkins or any diet. Even when a diet provides a metabolic advantage, AFTER that advantage is factored in and you look at NET calorie utilization, you are still left with the calories in versus calories out equation.

Lie #7: The Atkins diet causes faster and greater FAT loss than conventional diets

Most health, medical and nutrition organizations recommend that you lose weight (body fat) at a rate of no more than 2 pounds per week. In his book, Dr. Atkins says that the average weight loss in the first two weeks on his plan is 8 to 15 pounds.
Like many diets, Atkins overstresses total weight loss (and quick weight loss), while not stressing enough the difference between body weight, body water, body fat and lean body mass.

Truth is, low carb diets definitely cause greater weight loss, especially in the initial phases. But this is mostly due to a large drop in water weight and glycogen (stored carbohydrate), not necessarily increased fat loss.
Weight loss is the wrong goal! Your goal should be permanent fat loss and you should be measuring and tracking your body fat percentage and lean body mass on a regular basis.
Don’t gloat over large, rapid “weight losses”… it might be mostly water and muscle.

Lie #8: Carbohydrates make you fat

Dr. Atkins wrote, and I quote, “Carbohydrates are the very food that makes you fat.” He also wrote, “Diets high in carbohydrates are precisely what most overweight people don’t need and can’t become slim on.”
These are very misleading statements of half-truth.
The “carbs make you fat” myth is probably the most pervasive and damaging lie about weight control ever told. It’s caused tremendous confusion and frustration to already confused and frustrated dieters.
First, focusing primarily on any macronutrient (protein, carbs or fat) or macronutrient ratio should be secondary to energy balance. What makes you fat is eating too many calories.

Truth is, you can’t blame all “carbohydrates” as a group for why we are getting fatter. What type of carbohydrates are we talking about? There are good carbs and bad carbs. The “bad” carbs are the refined ones; white flour and white sugar products like white bread, white pasta, sugar sweetened cereals, candy and soft drinks.

To avoid confusion, I would suggest never using the word “carbohydrate” without putting the adjective “refined” or “natural” in front of it.
Ironically, Dr. Atkins does make this distinction in his book, yet he still chose to recommend removal of almost ALL carbs during the induction and weight loss phases of his diet - even the good carbs that are proven healthy. This creates rapid weight loss and the appearance of a hugely successful diet right from the first week.

Again, the real questions are: What kind of weight was lost and can you keep the weight off for good?
A healthy, maintainable fat burning diet should be centered on natural foods – and for most people, that includes natural carbs in moderation - not the total removal and demonizing of all carbohydrates.

Lie #9: Ketosis makes you feel better and doesn’t affect your performance

Your body is a remarkable machine that is fully capable of adapting to whatever fuel is provided in predominance. You can burn protein, fat, or carbs for energy. However, carbohydrates are your body’s preferred – and most efficient - fuel source for vigorous physical activity.

Many low carbers believe that fat is a more efficient energy source than carbohydrates, but this is not true. Fat is not a more efficient energy source, it is only a more concentrated energy source.
Since the fuel for muscular contraction is carbs (glycogen) a high fat, low carb diet is not the best approach to fat loss for athletes, bodybuilders or highly active individuals. These diets simply don’t support high intensity training.

Very low carb diets might be appropriate for the sedentary, severely overweight, or those with orthopedic conditions that prevent any exercise. It seems that ketogenic diets take off weight even with little or no exercise (although the weight won’t be pure fat and you may not keep it off). Some Atkins dieters even report feeling more energetic after adapting to the low carbs and higher fat. It’s likely, however, that most of them were relatively inactive. Low carbs and high activity don’t go well together.

Truth is, a more balanced diet of natural foods combined with exercise is a much better way to take off pure fat for good.
Anyone who CAN exercise SHOULD exercise! Of the two methods for creating a calorie deficit – burning more, or eating less – the former is the superior method with far fewer downsides. Any fat loss program that does not make exercise the centerpiece is ultimately destined for failure.

Lie #10: Ketogenic diets (very low carb) are the secret to fat loss

The term “low carb” is used very broadly. To some, a diet like the Zone, which consists of 40% carbs is “low carbs.” To others “low carb” is more extreme. A ketogenic diet is a VERY low carb diet, usually between 40-70 grams of carbs per day or less. The induction phase of the Atkins diet is limited to only 20 grams per day.

Because they allow virtually no carbohydrate, Ketogenic diets, by definition, are extremely strict and nutritionally unbalanced. It’s an irrevocable law that the more “extreme” a nutrition program is, the greater the side effects will be and the more difficult the diet will be to stay on.
Dr. Atkins claimed, “Ketosis is the secret weapon of super effective dieting.”

Truth is, while some recent studies have suggested low carb diets do work, not a single study has proven that it’s necessary to restrict carbs so severely that you go into ketosis.
The benefits of reduced carbs and more protein include a higher thermic effect, appetite regulation and hormonal control. What the low carb folks don’t want you to know is that a moderate reduction in carbohydrates (and/or removal of processed carbs) is often all it takes to get these benefits, while being much easier to maintain for the long haul.
So if ketogenic and very low carb diets aren’t the best way to achieve permanent fat loss, then what is the best way???
Dr Atkins made many excellent points about weight control in his book. He spoke out on the evils of processed carbohydrates. He identified carbohydrate sensitivity and hyperinsulinemia as contributing factors in obesity. He spoke of the metabolic advantage of high protein. He pointed out that there may not be a direct one to one correlation between saturated fat, dietary cholesterol and heart disease.

The fact is, Dr. Atkins – to his credit – had discovered some important facts about weight control, and had the courage to publish and stand by them long before anyone else did. In the end, unfortunately, he drew some questionable conclusions from this information and, like so many other diet gurus, he left out some large and important pieces to the puzzle.
If permanent fat loss were as simple as removing carbohydrates from your diet, then why has obesity surged to an all-new high in 2003 and why are there so many Atkins failures?

Could it be possible that the conventional high carb, low fat food pyramid approach and the Atkins diet approach have BOTH missed the mark, and that the optimum diet for permanent fat loss is somewhere in the middle?
Could it be possible that dieting is the absolute worst way to lose body fat and that the proper type of exercise program combined with a more balanced approach to nutrition is the answer?

One of the biggest errors weight loss seekers make today is to accept one philosophy completely or reject it completely, taking a side and “taking up arms” to defend their position without considering the alternatives. Most of the weight loss philosophies being promoted today contain valid points, but as a whole, are a total mish mash of truth, half-truths and lies.
That’s why, for over 20 years, I have literally turned myself into a human guinea pig in my search for a sensible and healthy method of permanent fat loss. I studied and then personally tested the ketogenic diet, the high carb diet, low fat diet and nearly every other diet in between. I found good points and bad points in all of them, many of which I have already revealed to you in this report.

I then compiled all the positive points of each fat loss method into a structured format, while discarding all the negatives. What emerged was nothing short of remarkable: An all-natural system that has allowed me to peak at a body fat level of 3.4% and to maintain my body fat at 9% or less all year round… without drugs, extreme diets, or unnecessary supplements. It’s worked for thousands of other people too.

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