Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Like any fad, it runs its course...The Atkins diet is no different.. DIETS DO NOT WORK ! I am no fan of these high protein and low carbs diets. Our bodies are not carnivores, we were not meant to eat this much flesh! Cooked or otherwise! I get at least a couple inquiries daily on my thoughts of the Atkins and South Beach Diet, both low carb and high protein. As a disease specialist and Nutritionist my entry here is based on evidence and research. Do what you like with it, become educated.... SIDE effects is a way or your body telling you something is wrong.... So what are Protein diets...? Protein-rich diets tend to be chock-full of saturated fat and cholesterol, which can increase the risk of heart disease. Another side effect: When carb calories are cut drastically for several days, the body starts burning fatty acids for fuel; these release into the bloodstream chemicals called ketones that could cause headaches, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, and bad breath, explains P. Foreyt, Ph.D., director of the Nutrition Research Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine. " Too much protein can also tax the kidneys, which go into overdrive trying to process and excrete the nitrogen in protein. " Over time, this may cause permanent damage. Over time, and we are talking a week, you will note bad breath right away...Ketobreath! not good! On the popular Atkins plan and South Beach Diet, large quantities of protein in unrestricted amounts, including meat, fish, shellfish, poultry, eggs, and cheese. Pasta, bread, and foods with large amounts of refined sugar are eliminated. Breakfast may be bacon and eggs (no toast, no juice); lunch, a small salad and double cheeseburger, hold the bun; dinner, a salad with blue cheese dressing, and steak or fried chicken. Side Effects besides severe constipation from undigested protein is Ketobreath... Ketobreath is really PROTEIN breath! Fortunately, for people who have found that low carb dieting is their only hope of losing weight, it is not necessary to give off dreadful fumes in order to diet successfully. Why? Because it turns out that what causes dragon breath is not excess ketones. It is instead too much protein. When you eat more protein than your body can use to repair muscle tissue, that excess protein is broken down and converted into carbs. One of the major products of the process by which this protein is broken down is ammonia. That is why, if you are eating too much protein, you will often detect a strong ammonia smell in your urine. In some cases this ammonia might even cause a diaper-rash-like irritation. The cause of dieter's bad breath is most likely that your bloodstream is carrying more of this ammonia and other protein breakdown products than your kidneys alone can dispose of, so it is also being excreted through the breath. This is not a good sign....Reminder'; side effects is telling us something is terribly wrong... Will you lose weight, absolutely...but don't be mistaken, you lose water and then muscle....NOT FAT...why? because it is clogging up those arteries and raising your cholesterol.... And most importantly , once you go off this Protein rich diet, you will gain all of your weight back plus more...You will also note by the way, that you will have more acid reflux, you know that burp up acid feeling...this is not GOOD either! Ü Stick with me, drink your water, avoid dairy products, cut out POP, eat your apples. eat your greens every day...YOU WILL lose weight and not have to suffer with any more YO-YO diets ever again... and you know something else..you will smell better! Ü NOTE HERE: 3 1/2 oz of protein twice a day is necessary for repair of cells ..... Paradoxically, dieters whose diets have too little protein can also get " ketobreath. " That's because when dieters don't take in enough protein for their bodies' needs, their bodies cannibalize their own muscle protein and break it down. That's why starving yourself on low fat diet--which recent studies have show will cause more loss of lean muscle than does a low carb diet--can also generate this telltale bad breath. midi is NOW and FOREVER ~I WANT TO BE THE WRINKLE IN YOUR SMILE~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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