SINCE the Atkins Diet returned to the health spotlight in the nineties, weight watchers all over the world have become partial to eating meat, avoiding sugar-rich foods and refined carbohydrates.
The late Dr. Robert C. Atkins, purveyor of the weight-loss diet, upheld that calories and carbohydrates trigger the production of insulin, a hormone that stimulates the storage of calories as fat.
His diet restricts the consumption of these foods, while it encourages the intake of foods containing protein and fat.
Optimal diets should have whole
grains, fruits and vegetables
and be low in sweets, desserts,
pastries and products made
from refined white flour.
Some researchers and health advocates naturally opposed the principles of the diet, saying that it may cause negative health effects, especially on the liver, heart and kidneys.
Going Atkins also painted a negative picture on eating carbohydrates—bread, rice, pasta and even fruits and vegetables.
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