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New research on Atkins diet challenges years of criticism
New research on Atkins diet challenges years of criticism
By Daniel Q. Haney
Is it just possible that Dr. Robert C. Atkins was right? That his high-fat, low-carb plan, ridiculed for 30 years as dangerous nonsense, actually is a good, safe way to lose weight?
Is it just possible that Dr. Robert C. Atkins was right? That his high-fat, low-carb plan, ridiculed for 30 years as dangerous nonsense, actually is a good, safe way to lose weight?
The dietary elite are not ready to change their collective mind, but a half-dozen or so new studies have taken an objective look at the presumed evils of Atkins, and the results have been little short of astonishing:
During a few months on the Atkins diet, people lose about twice as much as on the standard low-fat, high-carbohydrate approach recommended by most health organizations. They do so without seeming to drive up their risk of heart disease. They appear to lose more weight even while actually consuming more calories than people on a so-called healthy diet.
During a few months on the Atkins diet, people lose about twice as much as on the standard low-fat, high-carbohydrate approach recommended by most health organizations. They do so without seeming to drive up their risk of heart disease. They appear to lose more weight even while actually consuming more calories than people on a so-called healthy diet.
“Some scientists are dismayed by the data and a little incredulous about it," says Gary Foster, who runs the weight-loss program at the University of Pennsylvania. “But the consistency of the results across studies is compelling in a way that makes us think we should investigate this further."
This Atkins study was intended to “show it doesn’t work," yet after three months, the overweight men and women had lost an average of 19 pounds, 10 more than people on the standard high-carb approach.
The big surprise was cholesterol. The Atkins dieters’ overall profile changed for the better. Although their bad cholesterol went up seven points, their good cholesterol rose almost 12. (Changes in the high-carb dieters were less dramatic. Their bad cholesterol went down slightly while their good cholesterol remained unchanged.)
The largest difference was in triglycerides. The Atkins dieters’ dropped 22 points. The low-carb dieters’ didn’t budge.
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