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million people have tried dr Atkins diet. They can eat all the food that
we normally can't on a diet, and they can eat as much as they want of
it. Some think that this diet can be lethal , and others thank dr Atkins
for being able to finally lose weight.
The diet forbids allmost all carbohydrates. Food with a lot of starch
like pasta and bread, and also a lot of fruits and vegetables. Almost
anything that contains sugar is forbidden. What is allowed is protein
and fat rich food like meat, fish, eggs and oils. Dr Atkins actually
tried the diet on himself first and then on his patients.
Dr Atkins' diet became very popular very fast, and scientists started
criticising his diet. Atkins had trouble with actually explaining how
his diet worked. It contradicts one of the fundamental laws of the
universe. The thermodynamic law. The law states that energy can't be
created or dissappear, it can only transform into different forms of
energy. So where do all the extra energy you eat on this diet go?
Energy has many forms. Food is one form of energy
measured in calories. Physics states that no where in the universe can
energy just dissappear, but in Dr Atkins' dietuniverse it is possible to
eat as many calories as you want to , and still lose weight. The attacks
on dr Atkins' diet got more serious and a lot of scientists thought dr
Atkins' diet to be potentially lethal.
A lot of people bought dr Atkins books about the Atkins diet, but still
there were no explanation as to where the calories went. When dr Atkins
was forced to come up with an explanation his explanation was that the
body transforms fat and protein into energy in a different way than it
does with carbohydrates. The body has to work a lot harder to transform
proteins or fat into energy and a lot of the energy transforms into
heat.
It was first when the scientists looked at the log books of the dieters
that the mystery became revealed. The diaries showed that even though
they could eat as much as they wanted, they didn't eat more than people
eat on a low calorie diet. Why? It's the proteins. They suppress hunger.
The fat in the Atkins diet is unhealthy and works against its purpose. A
very high protein diet would replicate the results without all the fat.
Even though dr Atkins' diet can help people lose weight it's hard to say
what kind of an impact it has on our health.
Training & Nutrition
TrainingAs we all know training has several positive effects. When you train you achieve a sense of wellbeing, it helps working against stress, you get fit, you can lose weight, you can gain lean muscle, its healthy and much more!
NutritionNutrition makes or breaks a training routine. If your diet does not suit your goals, success is no where within reach. Training and nutrition have to work together to make you reach your goals.