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9 Facts and Fallacies About the Atktns Nutritional Approach（第1页）

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I'malmostthatythisbookbecauseyouknowofsomeonewhohaslostweight—andlikelyovereotherhealthproblems—byfollowingtheindividualizednutritionalapproachyou'vebeenreadingabouthere。Andyou'vedecidedyouwanttofeelgood，lookgoodaalized，too。

Butyoumaybewwhynoteveryoneaowledgesthefaditisafact）thatgcarbohydratestheAtkinswayistheidealeatingstrategyfromotih。OheAtkinsNutritionalApproaotbeenapartofmaieag（althoughthefideisbeginningtoge，aswellitshould）hasbeenmisinformation。

Ifyou'veehesecriticalarticlessuggestingthatAtkinsisdatomeive，youmayhavemixedfeelingsabalifetimeoftrolledcarbohydrateeatimeeaseyivings:Itiso—aorI'vemetwholashadadequateexperiekins——thatthisprogramshouldbethe"treatmentofchoiotonlyforobesitytutfordishemaherdiet-relateddisorders。Themisinformarionsaddehaspreventedsomanypeopleinneedfromusiingfromthebesttreatmentavailable。Iheseiii-informedn。-vieagatingepidemic，life-threatenings。

ThatiswhyIamtakiimehere，beforewestart"PartTwo:HowtoDoAtkins—-TodayandforLife"toaddressthesecriticisms。Idon'twantyoutohaveanylingeriionsordoubtsasyoureadthrsesofthebook。Toomuchisatstake:namely，yourhealthandwell-being。

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Factvs。Fallacy

Fallocy#1:Ketosisisdangerousandcausesavarietyofmedis。

Fact:Ourbodieshaveonlytwofueldeliverysystemstoprovideuswithenergy。OurprimaryfuelisbasedoncarbohydrateandisdeliveredasF，lucose。Pcoplewhoeatthreesocalled"bala;mealseverydaygetrituallyalltheirenergyfromglucose。Butthealternate，back-upfuelisstoredfat，andthisfuelsystemdeliversenergybywayofketoneswheneveroursmallsupplyofglucoseisusedup（inamaximumoft>

ersondoingAtkimreleasesketones，heorsheisiosis。Ketosisoyinaverylowlevelofcarbohydratefromthefoodyoueat，asyouwilldurinsmuchoftheweightlossphasesofAtkioedintheuritimesinone'sbreath），aprefealandnaturalfunofthebody。Themoreketohemorefatyouhavedissolved。

Partofthisfallacyistheclaimthatketonesbuilduptodahebody。Studiesshowthatketonebodiesareverytightlyregulatedinthebodyandwillnotiheneihyindividuals。（Uics，alcoholidpeoplewhohavebeenedfastsmightseeaohene。）Thebulatesketohesamewayitregulatesblood-glucoseorpHlevels。Andintheigofmypractice，ithasbeeedlydemohtpatientsproduoughketoheirimmediateneedsforfuel—andnomore。Apersonwillhaveerthreemonthscarbohydratesthaerthreedays。itishighlyupeople，otherthanidiabetics，willbuildupketones。

aboutketosisoftenpeoplemistakingitforketoacidosis，afouics;thisoaperson'sbloodsugarisoutofdheorsheotprodu。Nodoctorshouldhavetroubledifferentiatingphysiologicketosis，whichyouwillexperiekins，fromkctoacidosis。Further，siespecificallybecauseofanoverabundansuliiallyimpossibleforthemtoheioacidosis。

Someindividualsattheketogicleveloftrolledcarhohydrateeatingmayexperiencemildsymptomssuusualbreathodgrandstipation（seeFallacies#12and#14）。However，thevastmajorityofindividualsdonotdevelopproblems。Oudyeshoweddmtketosiswasbenign，withnoplisorsideeffestudiediaboliditioh-longstudydotedheart，kidney，liveraiosandfounds?

Iudies，ithasbeenshownthatbohwasnotisedandthatreionwasfouableontrolledcarbohydratediets。Suppfromyearsofical，practice，thereiseveificliteratureonhyperlipidemia（elevatedbloodfats—i。e。，cholesterlycerides），showingimprovedvaluesontrolledcarbohydratediets。

SotheimeyoureadthattheketosisproducedbytheAtkinsNutritionalApproagerous，gethewriter（iheeditor，ifnecessary）andask:"Whatissodangerousaboutusingupyourstoredfat?"

Fallacy#2:TheAtkinsNutritionalApproalyeffectivefhtlossbecausecaloriesarerestricted。

Fact:WhilesomepeoplewhofollowtheAtkinsNutritionalApproachmayeatfewercaloriesthaainlyisheprogramlimitstake。PeopledoingAtkiingfewercaloriesbecausetheyaregenerallylesshungryandnolohfood。

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1。Stableblhoutthedayeyouwillhavefewerfsandfalsehungerpains。

&enbyapersondoingAtkins（Mt，fish，uts，eggs，andlow-sugarletablesandfrei0islessprodmorenutritiousthanthatoypicalpre-Atkinsmenu。Giveabodyfeweremptycalories，provideitwithmoreerwilllogiHybesatisfiedsoonerandrequirelessfood。

&'slookattheresultsofthestudymentionedisupportstheses。ResearewYork'sSeider'sHospitalstudiedfortyobesepatieo18;whoweresplitintotwogroups。Wealreadymehelolosthalfasmuchweighton1，100caloriesperdayasdidthetrolledcarbroup，edunlimitedcaloriesae1，830caloriesperday。

What'seveingisthatthetrolledcarIx）hydrategroupeherhealthbes—farfrthedangerssomewarnofwiththetrolledcarbohydratenutritionalapproach。Lipidprofiles（cholesterlycerides）improvedmorethahelram。

Also，thoseorolledcarbohydratedietshowedbetterlong-termpliahoseodiet。Ayearlater，sevehosefollowirolledcarbohydrateapproachwerestilliheprogramasopposedtoheLow-fatdiet。TM

Fallacy#3:TheweightlostokinsNutritionalAp。proachismostlywater，notfat。

Fact:Itistypiyweightlossplan，ingtheInduphaseofAtkins，thatdurifewdays，oreveweek，someoftheweightlosswillbewaterloss。However，whenyoufollowatrolledcarbohydrateeatingplan，yourbodyswitburningcarbohydratetstoredfatfy，resultinginthelossofstoredfat。Infact，researchshowsthateveerislthefirstfewdaysonatrolledcarbohydratenutritionalapproach，thewaterbalaurnstonormai，alossburningbodyfatfy?Themostdramatiofthislossisseeingtheinchesdropoffyourmeasurements。

Fallaty#4:TheAtkinsNutritionalApproabalanddefwientinbasiutrition。

FasNutritionalapproachactuallyprovidesmorehaypicalAmeridiet。Itdeliberately。rebalancesyourwayofeating。Itisprobablethattheeatiledtainerlybalahefirstplace。Theevidengthatoverproduofinsulinisrespoweightgainisquiteirapressive，aoinsulioavoidfoodsthatstimulateinsulinactivity—thatis，foodshighincarbohydrates。

&heAtkinsNutritionalApproaotexcludethesefetablesandgraiiokins，whichpeopleofteheentirepwgram，isthemoststrict，permittingonly20gramsofcarbohydrateseachday。Those20gramseinthefreeablesandalsoutrientdense，high-fiber，low-carbetablessuchasbroccplantandspinach。Hardlyfoodslautrients!

AsampleInduenug2，000caloriesand20gramsofcarbohydratewasahehighlyregarded"NutritionistV&quram（theputerprogramusedbynutritionistsworldwide）。ResultsoftheanalysisfouomeetorexendedDailyIntake（RI）l）requiremeatsofhetwenty-fourvitamins，mineralsas，andtheremainingfew（paniagnesium，copper，andmolybdenum）easilybereplacedlement（seepage134）。OeIndudbegiphaseram，individualsraisetheircarbramt。Thisphaseprescribeseve-dense，greeablesandfruitssuchasstrawberries。Withtheseadditions，theplanfarexceedsrequirementsforfiber。

Thesedpartofthiscriticismismht。provoking。I，forone，amdeeplyittedtofindingavitaionformosthealthproblems。ThismeansthatIbelieveternalnutrition，andthatallofusimproveourhealthbytakingvitaaretargetedtoourindividualhealthproblems，diseaserisksadeficies。

Thatsaid，let'slookattheessutrienttributiohefoodspeopleLow-fatdiets。Thesefoodsarelowi-solublevitaminsA，D，EandKaialfattyaber-ohistry。Theyalsomaybelowiswegetfrommeat，suchasvitaminBt2ande。Andifpeopleovereatfoodsmadefromwhiteflour—whichisoftenthelow-fatdiets—-theywillbeLowinhalftheBplexhehalfthatisn'tihema）andmostoftheessentialminerals。Peopleonalow-fatdietneedsupplemeely。