How will doing Atkins help to lower my cholesterol?
There are two sources of energy to fuel our bodies : glucose (sugar) and fat. When you sufficiently restrict carbohydrates you will force your body to predominantly burn fat for energy. When you burn dietary fat for energy, it is metabolizes rather than gets stored and therefore poses no serious health risks. Your stored body fat is also burned. That’s why not long after you start doing Atkins, a blood test will reveal a lower level of triglycerides, which will bring down your total cholesterol and raise your good (HDL) cholesterol.
