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Rating:  - All The Stars In The Heavens For This Masterpiece
Everyday, new studies come out confirming what Dr. Atkins' has known for years: His diet is the safest, most effective long-term weight loss method. Now, a new study from Duke University actually shows that a group on the Atkins diet had HEALTHIER hearts and lost much more weight than the group on the American Heart Association low-fat "diet".I used to be a confirmed believer in the low-fat approach. I read books by the likes of Jane Brody, who advocated a high-carb, low-fat approach. I devoutly believed I was doing the right thing, but over a period of fifteen years, I gained 48 lbs. Yes, you read that right. I believed that the low-fat approach was correct, but that I lacked willpower. It was only when I came across the most recent research that I began to understand that the high-carb, low-fat approach was fundamentally flawed. I pity those people who still cling to the high-carb, low-fat approach, despite all the evidence to the contrary. As their waist lines continue to grow by the day, mine has gone down to 29", which is where it was when I was in High School. I can wear tight fitting clothing, something I never would have considered in my obese days. Now that I am on the Atkins plan, I know that I have found the Rosetta stone, the holy grail, and the skeleton key to weight loss and good health - all rolled into one. Get this book! Dr. Atkins lays it all out for you in plain English. Happy weight loss, good health and longevity - the Atkins way!
Rating: - Dr. Atkins is right and his critics are wrong.
This is a well written book that explains (some of) the theory behind the famous Atkins Diet, and how to behave on the diet. It is easy to read and understand. Please note that I am nobody's medical expert, nutritionist, or doctor. The comments here are those of a layman.As far as the content goes, in my experience this diet works precisely as Dr. Atkins' book says. I am a busy kind of guy (attorney) just like many of you. For me, a diet has to have two elements: I can't go around feeling hungry or weak while on it, and it has to work relatively quickly. Well, this diet does both. After about 2 days on the diet I experienced what can only be described as a burst of energy. I literally never feel hungry now that I am on this diet, even at mealtime, and I go through the day never feeling that ghastly weak, craving feeling that a lo-calorie regime entails. This was vitally important to me--during the day and frankly all the time, I simply must feel energised. This diet provides that in spades. As far as results go, all I can say is that results exceed all expectations. I'm back to where I was before I decided that there was a problem. I'm wearing suits I simply couldn't wear a month ago. Suits that have hung in my coatroom, staring balefully at me, for the past several years. I was on this diet for 7 years back in the 1980s and finally went off it in the late 80s because weight ceased being an issue in my life (the diet worked so well). I now see that going off of it was a mistake. I won't be repeating it. This diet is not really a diet. It is a way of life. The only downside to this diet is that you really have to watch what you order in restaurants. Restaurants love to put carbohydrate sauces and dressings on everything, and you have to watch that. However, this book tells you how to manage this problem. I eat in restaurants every day and I manage fine. This book is the only diet book I've ever seen or heard of that is worth a darn. If you are having trouble managing your body weight (and who, after age 40, is not?) this book deserves your attention.
Rating: - Great!! You will Understand it ONLY if you read it.
There are so many uninformed opinions out there that I just read it for myself. This is one, in depth book. I understand now, why there is so much controversy over this diet.
Well, I started the diet, and it's been 3 months now, and I have lost 46 pounds. How's that for a loss. You have to know everything about this diet to understand it properly. It has everything in it. I am very pleased with the new understanding I have about my body, and how the body functions. I am thrilled with my results, but most of all, I am more thrilled that it has convinced me to get healthy in a way that is, in my opinion, a true revolution. Get rid of the lies about this diet, get the book, read it, then decide what you think of this new way of eating. You will be glad you did. Get it from the horses mouth, then decide.
Sheila Gilbert
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