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[Elf Witch]

Originally posted by Umbran


*nod*. Kahuna Burger is right on this one. The Atkins diet, in effect, switches your body into "starvation" mode every few weeks. This isn't exactly safe for a person who isn't in basically good health to begin with.

In fact, there are quite a few doctors out there who aren't of the opinon that Atkins is all that more effective than other diets, and it may not be healthy in the long term for most people. Atkins, for example, can be murder on your kidneys and on your body's calcium levels.

This is simply not true.I was in very bad health. My diabetes was out of control. My cholesterol was out of this world. I have been on Atkins for four and half months. I am off all diabetic medicines and my cholestral levels are now very normal and healthy.

New studies from Britian showed that it is does not damage healthy kidneys now if you have kidney problems that much ketones can be bad. It is always a wise idea to check with a doctor before starting any new eating plan.

As for calicum I get plenty I eat cheese and leafy vegetables and since I am in my forties I take a supplement. If you are worried about to much animal fat just choose to eat more chicken, fish and very lean cuts of meat.

As for starvation this is where Atkins is good you take in enough calories so your metoblism does not go into starvation mode.

Of course the Atkins plan flies in the face of all the thinking with the low fat meat is bad crowd. I liked to point out that the eskimos, the french and people in the mediterranean eat higher fat diets and have lower chances of heart attacks. I don't think that all fat is bad for you what is bad for you in trans fats found in most prepared food and junk food. Then there is refined sugar and refined flours they both tend to trigger huge insulin spikes which is now being linked to heart disease. Carbs can be bad if you choose them wrong healthy carbs take longer to digest because they are filled with fiber which slows the insulin trigger. So whole wheat, leafy green vegetables, whole fruits not juice and whole oats are all healthy and part of the Atkins diet.