A diet is worthless if you just gain the weight back again. Adkins is more of a fast
That would apply to any diet that's working for you. Return to your old eating habits and you will more than likely regain what you lost.
As for Atkins being a fast - the things "fasted" away were sugars, breads, pastas, and some fruits. Between the proteins, vegetables, and better oils (such as olive oil), the cravings go away.
Sorry,can't agree with you.I did Atkins for some time and it worked for me and worked well.I lost weight...dare I say...easily,thanks to combining regular exercise with the diet.
In a nutshell,my doctor at the time (a graduate of Harvard Medical School practicing at a major Boston hospital) said that Atkins works because protein (which is what Atkins is all about) is more effective than anything else in turning off the "switch" in the brain that tells us that we're hungry and,as a result,you take in fewer calories.
A diet is worthless if you have to take 'supplements' to get missing nutrients. The standard, even with brittle diabetics on tube feedings and sliding scale insulin is no less than 45% of kcal from CHO, 25% of Kcal from PRO and 30% from fat.
Oh yeah, and 35gm of fiber, adequate calcium, Vitamin C and iron :)