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PART ONE（第2页）

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Mygoalistomakeyoubeeahealthyandhappypersonandtoshowyoubowtostaythatway。Iwilllyalsoshowyouhowtoloseitoffforever。

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Haveyouboughtihattoloseweightandfeelgoodyouhavetoadoptalow-fatdiet?Ifso，theprindapproaabouttooutlinefhtjustseemtuitive。Theylydotothosewhocriticizethem。Butienyearssihisbookublished，ificresearchhasbeendudpublishedthatshowsthatatrolledcarbohydratenutritionalapproachisbetterforyou—andforyourbodythanalow-fat，high-carbohydratenutritionalapproach。

Butlet'scuttothechase。Herearethreequestionsyoushouldbeaskiaboutnow:

1。Isthissafe?

2。Isthisnutritionallysound?

3。WillIkeeptheweightoffo?

Itakethesequestions，andthemisinformationthatsurroundstheanswers，soseriouslythatI'vedevotedaer（Chapter9）tothemythsandmissthathavebeetrolledcarbohydratenutrition。Butallowmetotipmyhand:

·Safe?Yes，ayofhardscetobackthatup。Infaumberofstudiesduthepasttwoyears（illrefertoiers）showthatatrolledcarbohydratenutritionalapproachhelpsimprovetheicalparametersaffegheartdiseaseandotherillnesseswhilenotgharmtoyourliver，kidneysorboure。

·Nutritionallysound?Yes，apersonfollowiypiuaingfoodsgjust20gramsofcarbohydratesmeetsorexceedsthedailyreendedallowavitaminsandminerals。AsyoumhthephasesofAtkievehat'sntome，buttoanalysisusiritionalsram，theonutritionistsinthistry。

·Keepoffallthelostweight?Nothingoretrue。Onceyou'veseesandittedyoodhealthyou'llrealizethatit'smucheasierthapossible。BecauseofthetypesoffoodsthatarepartofAtkins，it'sactuallypossibletohappilymakeathewayyoueat—andlookandfeel—food。

TheFourPriheAtkinsNutritionalApproach

ByfollowikinsNutritionalApproachforalife-time，youwillachievefs:

ATypicalSuccessStory

IsithardtokeepthepoundsoffdoingAtkins?TimWallerdeithinkso。

&hthreeyoungandahappymarriage，TimstartedAtkiedtolivetoseethosekidsgrowup。At35yearsold，Timweighed335pounds—-fartoomuflybuiltsix-footer。Hisbloodpressurewasbh;histriglycerides（ariskfactorforheartdisease）werethroughtheroof。

&erwife'sbirthday—theywentforafinalcarbohydrateblowout—TimstartedAtkins。eeks，helost21pounds。Afterfourweeks，34pounds。"ByJuly27，1999，afterhsram，Ihadshed122poundsandweighed213。"WithoutdiffijoyingthefoodahfullytoAtkiimeMaiimhasstayedrightaroufortwoandahalfyears。Tim'sbloodpressurenormalized。Hischludtriglyceridelevelswentdown—andthey'vestayeddown。Thebaeheusedtone。Heexercisesregularlytoday。Aicallybelieves，"I'mabettordadandhusband。Myoldphraseusedtobe，'No，I'mnotupforthat。'oplaywithmy。"

Fis?Howaboutthis:"Justtheht，wewentoutforicecreamtocelebrateEthan'sfifthbirthday。No，Ididn'tindulge，andIdidn'tfeelde。prived。Ifeltalive!"

1。Youwillloseweight。It'shardnotto。BothmenandtheAtkinsapproachtoweightlossreadilytakeoffpoundsahesmallswhohaveatrulyhardetabolicetoweightloss，Chapter20willgoiailabouthowtooverethebarriersthatpreveiziisavaluableelementofah-orientedprogrambecause，byandlarge，beingsignifitlyhtisanindicatorofpotehproblems，noworiure。Whenyou'vetakenthepoundsoff，you'llseethebes，andtheywillbefarmorethaic。

2。Youwillmaintailoss。ThisiswheretheAtkinsNutritionalApproachleavesmostotherdietsi。Almosteveryexperieerhasgoneo，workedhard，lostalotofpoundsahemallbaafewmonthsorperhapsayear。Thisisusuallyduetotheexpesequenceoflow-fatlow-caloriediets—huhoughmaerforawhile，veryfewtolerateitforalifetime。Deprivationisnofuhebiologicalgapbetweenhungerandfulfillmentgrowste，thereboundbeamazinglyrapidaswellasheartbreakingandhumiliating。Butthat'stheproblemofdietsthatrestritities。TheAtkinsprogramrefusestoagerasawayoflife。Theplahathaveenoughfatandproteithehugeissueitishtlossplans。Butitstillallowsdieterstomaihyweightforalifetime。

3。Youwillachievegoodhealth。Thegeisamazing。DoingAtkiyournutritioingdelicious，healthy，fillingfoodsandavoidingthesugarandcarbsthatjunkfoodisloadedwith。Asaresult，youbeelesstiredaierelybecauseoftheweightloss，butbecausethephysisequerulydysfunalbloodsugarandiabolismarereversed。DoingAtkifeelinggoodeveheyreachtheirgoalweight。Oheyabarophidietofrefinedcarbohydratesforwhole，uheystarttoliveagain。It'soreeriencesI'vehadtheprivilegeofwiththousandsofmypatients。

4。Youermagroundworkfordiseaseprevention。Youwillgeyourlife，which，believeitornot，iseveantthanlookinggoodosummer。Byfollowinganindividualizedtrolledcarbohydratenutritionalaptnoachthatresultsinlowerinsulinprodu，peopleathighriskforiessessuchascardiovasculardisease，hypertensionaeswillseeamarkedimprovementintheiricalparameters。Wewillexploremaudiesreferehroughoutthelaterchaptersofthisbook。

WhyIstheAtkinsNutritionalApproachSoRevolutionaryandSht?

TheU。S。isthefattestnationintheworld。MorethaofAmerisarehtorobese?Yetthirtyyearsago，itwaslesstha。AreAmerisexallyweak-willed?Orcoulditbethatwe'vedevelopedaraordiivepulsiohifronttobadwiderfromsidetosidethaofhumanity?

Pleasedon'tlaugh。Youknowthatisn'ttheanseiofayepidemic?

TheobviousaAmeri'teatthetypesoffoodsthataretwithmaintainingaabolism。Mankindisohandleanabundanceofrefinedcarbohydrates。Losiisnotamatterofgcalories;itisamatterofeatingfoodyourbodyisabletohandle。

&meplaceafewfathetable，allofillexplhouttheremaihisbook:

·Mostobesityexistswhenthebody'smetabolism—theprocessbywhisfoodintofuel—isn'tfungcorrectly。Themhtapersonis，themoreisthepreseabolicdisturbance。

·Thebasisofthemetabolicdisturbaydoesn'thavetodowiththefatyoueat。Ithastodowitheatingtoomanycarbohydrates，whichleadstometabolissusuliandhyperinsulinism。Aabolisaredirectlyrelatedteureandyourlikelihoodofbeingvictimizedbykillerssuchasdiabetes，heartdiseaseandstroke。Mhinsulinlevelshavebeenassociatedwithahigherinceofdiabetes。（Siicsalsohavehighihetwoepidemics，obesityaes，quiteproperlybesideredasingleepidemic。）