Atkins Diet

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Originally posted by whirlpool
I read a letter in our local paper where someone was justifying /defending the atkins diet, saying they had lost 20kg's in two months and now were in "maintenance" mode. i did not see the first letter but i assume it did not have anything good to say about it, this person said to read the book as it tells you how to do it without danger. I have had two families of friends - in different countries - thus independant of each other - also lose spectacular weight on this diet just by cutting out refined starch.

i personaly am scared of it, but i would like to hear other perspectives to this diet

I'm on a similar diet, but one recommended by my doctor, who doesn't think the Atkins diet is safe, called "The South Beach diet". I've lost 10 pounds in 11 days so far.