Are there any medical conditions that can interfere with a persons ability to do Atkins?
Yes, and they include far advanced kidney disease, gout, urate kidney stones, or unmanageable constipation or allergy to the primary foods on the Atkins Nutritional Approach, such as meat and cheese. The absence of digestive enzymes needed to digest fat and protein also make the Atkins Nutritional Approach difficult to handle, but this can usually be corrected. People who are underweight or of normal weight should not use the Induction phase of Atkins, but rather begin with the Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL), Pre-Maintenance or Maintenance phase. For more information, read Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution.
