Fallacy#5:PeopledoingAtkiired,weakandlaenergy。
Fact:FatiguemaythefirstfewdaysofdoingAtkihebodyadaptstotheswitmetabolicpathways。Ittypicallytakesaboutthreetofourdaysforthebodytovertfromasugarmetabolismtoaprimarilyfatmetabolism。Yourbodystorecarbohydratesforonlyupththours,soyoufidentthatyourmetabolicswitchwillasyAtkinsproperly。
&ransition,thosepeoplewhoweretiredatfirstusuallyrephenergyahinkingthroughouttheday。Theexplanationissimple:Theyhaverebalaionsothattheirbloodsugarisstabilized。Theyavoidblood-sugarpeaksahroughouttheday,puttiomoodseriodsy。AndthosepeoplewhoeafullvitaprogramaremuchlesslikelytofeelweakortiredeveofAtkins。
Fallacy#6:YoueattoomuwhendoingAtkins,whichisbadforthekidneys。
Faanypeoplebelievethisuntruthsimplybecauseithasbeeeelligehprofessionalsassumeitmusthavebeeedsomewhere。Butthefactisthatithasedanywhere。Ihaveyettoseesomeoudyformetoreview,orevenciteaspecifirotein-gdietyformofkidneydisorder。
Theoedphehefactthatwhensomeoneisalreadysufferingfromfar-advaneydisease,itisdifficultforthatperson'sbodytohaproteinhasnothingtodowiththecauseoffifekidneyproblem。
Fallacy#7:Atkinsishighinfat,andweallknowthatfatscausegallbladderdisease。
Fact:Thereisnstificethatgallstones(responsibleforoverofgallbladderdisease)areformedwhenfatintakeislow。Inastudymatexamisofadietthatprovided27gramsallstonesdevelopediofthepartits?Thereasonisthatthegallbladderwillnottralessfatistakenin,andifitdoesn'ttraditioncalledbiliarystasisdevelopsaddthebilesaltscrystallizeintostallbladdersivetopreveion。
Itisnotunontofindgallstonesinpeoplewhoareobese,althoughthegallstobegdisfort。Peoplewithexistingstonesmay,however,havetroublewithhigh-fatmeals。Ifyouareohesepeopleyoumayhavetoslowlyiheleveloffatyoueatagtoyourowntolerang,howyoufeel。Remember,gallstofht。SOaellsyoutheystarteddoingAtkinsaerdevelopedgallstofullyuhemedicalsituation。
Fallacy#8:TheAtkinsNutritionalApproachisdefibone-buildingdhasaoncal。
Fact:WhileyAtkinsyouwillgetooftheRDIofcalfoodssuchasdkale。(Milkisonlyonesour,soevenifyou'renit,youstillmeetyourneeds。)Inaddition,inastudypublishedintheAmerialofNutrition,researchersfollowedfourmaleadultsaheshorttermasofahigh-meatdietoncalciummetabolism。Thestudyfoundnosignifigesincalorwasthereanysignifigeiinalabsorptionofcalgthehigh-meatdiet?
Fallautritionalapproachthatpromotesaliberalintakeofhigh-fatmeatsanddairyproductswillraisecholesterollevels,ultimatelyleadidisease。
Fact:IlydoeverymajorhealthanizatioheUesgover,endorsesalow-fatdietiiofatcausesheartdisease。Butaretheyfight?Agooddealofpellisiedire。
Agrowingbodyofstificliteraturedemoatrolledcarbohydrateeatingplan,iffollowedcorreoteshearthealthandimprovesicalhealthmarkers。Oudy,ductedbyJeffS。Volek,MS,RD,PhD,whilestBallStateUy,showedthepositiveeffectsofatrolledcarbohydratenutritionalapprlyceridelevels。Thestudysistedoftwelvehealthymeo55,whofollowedatrolledcarbramadherikinsprothtweeks。Upohestudy,eachpartitloweredhistriglyceridelevelsbyay-fivepert?
Furthermore,thisstudyshowedthatahigher-cadbohydratedietresultsinincreasedlevelslyddecreasedlevelsofHDLchoodkiorshavebeenassociatedwithhigherrisksofmyofaricheartdiseaseandaryheartdiseaseevents。Inaddition,variousresearchershavedemohighlriglydlowHDLalone—asopposedtothetotalbermostofusfoaybethemostimportantfaheartdiseaseandstroke?
Wealsolookatthereseareham,Massachusetts—theunitystudiedforfiftyyearsbyHarvardreseareaningfulinformarionaboutthecauseofheartdisease。Thisresearchshowedthattheriskofheartdiseaseihwithhighcholesterollevelsatheirdatashowedthatweightgainaerollevelswereinverselylatedwithdietaryfataeroliherwords,iaerolresultedigainandhigherbloodcholesterol。
&ly,theFraminghamresearchersreportedonastudyinwhichtheyouhy,malepopulatioywasfollowedforseveraldecadestoseewhichdietarypatternsmightleadtohavingastroke。Totheiramazemehatthosewiththehighestiuratedfatshadthefewestischemicstrokes(themostonkinds),awhoppiy-sixpertlessthahelowestiuratedfat?
Fallacy#1O:TheAtkinsNutritionalApproachisthe"mostsevere"ofthetrolledcarbohydrateplansandismostlikelytohaveimmediateadverseeffects。
Facethere'snothingharmfulaboutatrolledcarbohydratenutritionalapproach,theceptofseverityisn'tespeciallymeaningful。Theideaofseveritysurelythelowlevelofcarbohydrateedduriioion'spurposeistojump-startthebodychemistryintofatmobilizatihouttheotherphasesofAtkins,eadividualseeksthemostpermissivelevelofcarbohydrateiillresultsilhtmaintenance。
Fallacy#11:ThebadthingaboutAtkinsisthatitmakesyoucravesweets!
Fagisasymptomofaddidthesurefirecureforaddiisabstikins,withthehelpofandglutamis,allowsyohtheprojectofdealingwithyouraddiosteveryohsugaraddi,Atkieffectivetreatment。
Ihavetreatedthousandsofpatientswhsebackasaresultofafewuionsfromtheplan。ThesegshereinedinsimplybyadheringtoAtkially,ihetrolledcarbohydrateapproabeaiveadjuncttotheprocessesotheraddigaldcigarettedependencies。
Fallacy#12:Atkinscausesbadbreath。
Fact:Well,actually,itcausesketoones,whichimpartasweetishsmell,doIwouldcallbadbreath。It'sadifferehsmelltohesure,butnotanof。fensiveoiypatientsforyears;perhapsisimplysideritnormal。Ihis,ifitexistsatall,islikelytolastonlyaslongasytheInduphaseofAtkins。Trydrier,oreverynowandthelefreshparsley。Aiveside,itisproofthatyourbodyhasswitchedtothealterabolicpathwayfatforfuel。
Fallacy#13:PeopleonAtkioeatfattyfoodstikebadeggs,soiftheystopdoingtheprogramtheyareworseoffthanbefore。
Fahtperson,Atkihesiunitytofindanutritionalapproachheorshelivewith,withoutdevelopioabandohatitinehigh-fat,richfoodsisexactlyletofollowthisnutritionalplahingsthatfeelsatisfyihegoodoverallhealththeplanpromotes。
Fallacy#14:TheAtkinsNutritionalApproachstipatiolacksfiber。
Fact:TheAtkinsNutritionalApproacludesfiber-richfoodssuach,eggplant,broccusandleafygreens。Italsoissuchasberries。Inaddition,ifmorefiberisneededduriionphase,Ireendafibersupplement。ThisisunnetheOLossphaseandbeyondbecausemorefruitsaablesareiheeatingplan。
Fallacy#15:Itisimpossibletokeep。offtheweightlostokinsNutritionalApprterm。
Fact:ThatstatemeertoLow-fatorlow-caloriediets。Afterall,nothingismorediffidureforalifetimethaantlyhungry。Atkins,fromthestart,allowsyoutotilyoufeelsatisfied。Furtlm'more,thevarietyoffoodsallorovidesadiversemenuthatisherpliandhelpspeoplestaymotivatedtogetheireatingpattermforever。
Don'tjusttakemywordforittur;Fooda;sebeginningonpage367andseeforyourself。Additionally,ihelasteditionofthisbookublished,numerousparodutrolledcarbohydrateversionsofbars,shakes,syrups,dy,chips,desserts,bread,icedmote,ingmyownpany。Ithasneverbeeaylanthatoffersyouthefullspectrumofdeliciousfoodsinqualeaveyousatisfied。