News & Articles
Want to Lose Weight? Try out the Atkins Diet
- 7:07, 4th September 2018
- Test Organization
- Weight Management
- Weight Loss
Losing weight is a major concern among youth. They out different diets, without knowing whether the result will be positive or negative. However, if you are looking forward to controlling insulin levels of your body, you may switch to Atkins diet. It allows you to eat fats and proteins as much as they want, but controls the intake of carbohydrates.
How Does it Work?
Atkins diet has four phases. Phase 1 is called induction where carbohydrate consumption is restricted to less than 20 grams every day. The dieter concentrates on eating high-fat and high-protein food, and low-carb greens like, leafy vegetables.
The Phase 2 includes taking dense fiber rich foods in your diet. A small number of fruits and nuts are additional carbohydrate sources. When this does not reflect on the person’s weight, he or she need reduce the consumption of carbs by 5 grams.
Phase 3 comes with pre-maintenance where the dieters increase the intake of carb by 10 gram until they start losing their weight slowly.
Lastly, the Phase 4 maintaining the weight by carefully watching their carbohydrate intake so that it does not affect their weight.
Which Foods Can You Consume?
You can eat all the sources of meat, seafood, avocados, fatty fish, dairy products and low-carb vegetables like, asparagus, kale and broccoli. You can also include coffee and green tea in your diet.
Who Should Avoid This Diet?
Atkins diet is not for everyone. As it controls the insulin level of your body, people who use diabetes drug or diuretics should never follow this diet. Expectant mothers and breastfeeding women should keep this diet at bay.
Anyone who is considering to opt for Atkins diet must consult a dietitian first. Wish to know more about this diet? Book an appointment at Curedit.
