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The Atkins diet is a low carbohydrate diet.
 * __The Atkins Diet: What is it?__**

__**What does this diet promise?**__ The Atkins diet promises that not only will you lose weight but you will never be hungry. While following this diet properly you will be on the path to having a better, stronger heart and memory function.

The Atkins diet was based on a theory that obese people eat too many carbohydrates. "Our bodies burn both fat and carbohydrates for energy, but carbs are used first." So this diet requires you to reduce the amount of carbs and to start eating more protein and fat.
 * __What does this diet require?__**

When the body goes into the state of Ketosis, meaning the body will start to burn its own fat for fuel, its because there has been a major reduction of carbohydrate intake. Because the body is no longer in a carbohydrate mode, and now in a fat-burning mode, your fat that was stored on your hips, stomach, and thighs, are become the primary energy source. This will result in weight loss. This plan allows you to eat foods that arent found in many other diet plans. So when you are on this diet limit your intake of "refined sugars, milk, white rice, or white flour." But allow yourself to eat these foods: meat, eggs, and cheese, fish, flow, olive oil, mayo, and butter. You should get at least 2/3 cup of vegetables daily. In the first week of following this diet, no fruit is allowed, but later on you can add fruits, vegetagles, and whole-grains.
 * __What you can eat: On the Atkins diet__**

If a person is on a high-carbohydrate diet, the sugar from the carbohydrates quickly enter the bloodstream. The body will then have to produce insulin to keep the blood sugar from rising too high. "The insulin allows the extra sugar to be stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen, but these stores are rapidly filled to capacity." Because these stores are filled to their maximum, the insulin has to convert the extra sugar to fat. ("the stuff we're trying so hard to get rid of")
 * __What happens when you eat too many carbohydrates:__**

"By restricting carbohydrates drastically" the body will then go into a state of Ketosis, meaning the body will start to burn fat. The body is no longer in a carbohydrate mode but in a fat burning mode. "When the body is in Ketosis, you tend to feel less hungry, and thus you're likely to eat less than you might otherwise."
 * __How it works: The Atkins diet__**

You might develop bad breath orders and constipation due to ketosis.
 * __Side effects: The Atkins diet__**



http://www.webmd.com/diet/atkins-diet-what-it-is