Atkins Followers

I propose these questions to those considering the Atkins diet.

Atkins diets cut calories from most carbohydrate sources.. This will sap your energy over time. You need carbohydrates to run your brain, heart and muscles as well as other vital organs. The main fuel for your central nervous system and brain is glucose which is easily obtained from carbohydrates.

If your body is deprived of carbohydrates for several days the body will attempt to conserve essential protein by producing an alternative fuel. See you body is very smart and can adapt. However the adaptations may be causing you more harm then good.

Your body, if not taking in enough carbohydrates will make the alternative fuel known as ketones. Ketones are made from the partial burning of fatty acids. These ketones build up in the blood causing an abnormal condition called ketosis.

Initial weight loss is NOT fat but water, as the kidneys attempt to rid the body of excess ketones.

another thing to think about

When Carbohydrate stores are depleted in the body, the rate at which FAT is metabolized is reduced.

It is true that a large volume of weight will be lost as your glycogen stores decrease by following the atkins diet. But this weight is still from water loss. This will not help your overall body composition or your health.

If you are not eating enough carbs your body will rely more on free fatty acids for fuel since it can't use glycogen.
So this means even if you do burn fat (small small amt.) it's not worth the breakdown of lean mass that accompanies it as well.

Eventually with low carb diets the person ends up burning more of their lean mass because your body isn't getting glucose to use as energy and your body like I said before ADAPTS and will take what it can get to keep you alive and going.

OVER TIME then this is how people actually get fatter on Atkins. If you severely restrict your carbohydrate sources and are losing lean mass THEN when it is found it is difficult to sustain this low carb diet and the person goes back to eating carbs they actually have less lean mass that would me more metabolically active and able to deal with the increase of calories. BUT since the person was restricted from carbs for so long and loss the lean mass they also have lost an important part of fat loss cycle.

More lean mass a person has the more they are able to eat and "not get fat" essentially

Food for thought ladies.

I propose these questions to those considering the Atkins diet.

Atkins diets cut calories from most carbohydrate sources.. This will sap your energy over time. You need carbohydrates to run your brain, heart and muscles as well as other vital organs. The main fuel for your central nervous system and brain is glucose which is easily obtained from carbohydrates.

If your body is deprived of carbohydrates for several days the body will attempt to conserve essential protein by producing an alternative fuel. See you body is very smart and can adapt. However the adaptations may be causing you more harm then good.

Your body, if not taking in enough carbohydrates will make the alternative fuel known as ketones. Ketones are made from the partial burning of fatty acids. These ketones build up in the blood causing an abnormal condition called ketosis.

Initial weight loss is NOT fat but water, as the kidneys attempt to rid the body of excess ketones.

another thing to think about

When Carbohydrate stores are depleted in the body, the rate at which FAT is metabolized is reduced.

It is true that a large volume of weight will be lost as your glycogen stores decrease by following the atkins diet. But this weight is still from water loss. This will not help your overall body composition or your health.

If you are not eating enough carbs your body will rely more on free fatty acids for fuel since it can't use glycogen.
So this means even if you do burn fat (small small amt.) it's not worth the breakdown of lean mass that accompanies it as well.

Eventually with low carb diets the person ends up burning more of their lean mass because your body isn't getting glucose to use as energy and your body like I said before ADAPTS and will take what it can get to keep you alive and going.

OVER TIME then this is how people actually get fatter on Atkins. If you severely restrict your carbohydrate sources and are losing lean mass THEN when it is found it is difficult to sustain this low carb diet and the person goes back to eating carbs they actually have less lean mass that would me more metabolically active and able to deal with the increase of calories. BUT since the person was restricted from carbs for so long and loss the lean mass they also have lost an important part of fat loss cycle.

More lean mass a person has the more they are able to eat and "not get fat" essentially

Food for thought ladies.

I beg to differ

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2716748/

There is an Atkins group here. Click on Groups tab above and join us.

Dr. Aktins is DEAD.

I am very interested in seeing what happens after you stop the Atkins diet.