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Originally posted by BigBlueWrecking
It is a fad diet just like the rest of them, and is not good for you. Your cholesterol can jump through the roof, and many people gain the weight back.
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Contrary to many studies I have read, Atkins actually lowers your cholesterol level. It doesn't quite make sense to me how it does it, but that's what I read. Now of course some of these studies might have ulterior motives and might not be telling the whole story....
You say that the diet is not good for you. Frankly, I'd have to agree it's not good for the average healthy person. HOWEVER, the type of people going the Atkins diet aren't the average healthy person. The people that go on it are minimally moderately overweight to morbidly obese. In those cases, I think the Atkins is perhaps the best thing they can do - short of getting surgery. It's amazing what Atkins can do for these people. Aside from the obvious weight loss, their confidences rise. They feel like they are in better shape. Overall, it's a win-win situation.