What other source of protein do these Atkins people go for then ?
Lean chicken ? whey isolate. ?
All my research so far shows powering your body from protein and fat is a bad idea.
I just removed the tofu from my lunchtime soup - protein I don't need.
Bad enough that someone would do this once in desperation to shift some weight, but thousands of people have been living this way for decades - especially in the USA.
there are literally hundreds (most likely thousands) of sources of healthy, lean protein. and Atkins is certainly not the only model for a higher protein, lower carbohydrate diet.
if you're just going to spout sensationalist nonsense then I really don't know what to say.
"thousands of people have been living this way for decades"
yeah, most likely because of the various beneficial effects on their health such as blood sugar and blood pressure regulation, perhaps?
Low Carb Diet - What is Low Carb?
(from above link)
How to follow a low carb diet
A healthy low carb diet should have the following features:
- Strong vegetable intake
- Modest increase in fat intake from natural sources
- Moderate protein intake
- Low reliance upon processed food, sugar and grains
How will low-carbing affect my weight?
Low carbohydrate diets have been found to be successful in aiding
weight loss.
There is some debate as to how the diet helps.
The reduction in carbohydrates means that people need not produce, or inject, so much insulin. As insulin helps to store fat, less
circulating insulincould help to prevent, reduce or reverse weight gain.
A further theory is that by restricting the amount of carbohydrates, people are often restricting their calorie intake to some extent, which also helps it weight loss and weight management.
Fats and protein
If you are significantly reducing the amount of carbohydrate in your diet, you may need to make up some of the reduced calories with either protein or fat.
It is advisable to ensure the fat content of your diet comes from natural sources, such as:
- Meat
- Fish
- Dairy
- Eggs
- Nuts
- Avocado
- Olives
- Olive oil
anyway the above info is not from either of the official government websites but is an example of how different the low carb approach is to how it is portrayed in the media and by its opponents of being TOTALLY EXTREME (dude!?)
and of course this list of 23 studies showing the benefits of low carb is biased in favor of the studies that supported low carb, higher protein but it does reference several actual studies which goes to show that if your research is
only showing the opposite then there is perhaps something wrong with your method of researching this topic, and not with low carb diets
23 Studies on Low-Carb and Low-Fat Diets - Time to Retire The Fad
