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Dieting 101

The Atkins’ Diet
Although it originated back in the 1960s, the famous atkins diet achieved most of its fame during the last few years. Having many well known film stars amongst its supporters, it claims to allow fat reduction whilst allowing you to eat foods that are normally considered bad for diets, for example pork and egg and cheese.
With this diet you are supposed to eat fat and protein, it is the carbs that are on the banned list. Because of this, it is known as a high protein, low carb, weight loss program.
With this diet, the foods you should avoid are processed and refined sugar, milk, white bread, starchy vegetables, white rice and white flour, including cereals and pasta made from white flour.
Unlike other diets, on the atkins diet the foods you are encouraged to eat continues to be nutrient-rich unprocessed foods such as meat, fish & poultry. You also can eat shellfish, regular full fat cheese, butter and olive oil.

The Atkins’ Diet Theory
The 'science' behind the atkins diet is that even though our bodies use both fats and carbohydrates to change into glucose, it is the carbohydrates that are burned initially. If we eat fewer carbs, our bodies will consume our stored fat and we will diet successfully. This is the bit that is divisive, not all nutritionalists concur and some allege that it can sometimes be unsafe.

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