Why are people improving their blood lipid profiles on ultra low carbohydrate plans such as the Atkins Diet?
With any low-calorie diet, people should lose weight, especially those diets that keep a tight control on insulin and blood sugar fluctuations. Any weight loss, whether by the Atkins diet or other method, will improve blood lipid profiles as well as lower blood pressure, blood sugar and insulin levels. We don’t recommend Atkins style diets other than for very short periods of time and only for very specific reasons (such as photo shoots or making weight for a competition). They are not practical for real life purposes, nor do they offer the balanced nutritional profile essential for long term health. However, let us be clear that there is a difference between zero carbs (Atkins) and the sensible low carb (high green vegetable) nutritional programmes that a significant number of our clients follow with remarkable success. Is it true that carbohydrates can make a person fat? If you eat more calories than you expend in energy, then anything can be stored as fat – protein, fat or carbohydr
