Atkins Diet Misconceptions: High Protein or High Fat Diet?
Posted by on June 13, 2011 under Diet Meal Plans | 
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This is the second in Atkins Diet misconceptions or myths series, and in this video I deal with the thought this is a high protein diet. Just check out google for “Atkins Diet” and “high protein,” and you’ll see how prevalent this misconception is. USDA Food Pyramid Standard for Protein: 10-35% of Total Calories health.msn.com www.health.gov With 35% being the standard for high protein, what does Dr. Atkins recommend? “The macro-nutrient breakout in the Induction phase is 60 percent fat, 30 percent protein and 10 percent carbohydrate. It should be more appropriately be called a high fat regimen. As you progress through the phases, your percentage of fat naturally diminishes as your percentage of carbohydrates increases.” Even in DANDR, he cautions against going high protein on page 43, “No, because when you cut out fat, what is left is protein and carbohydrate, both of which can produce a blood-sugar response. Fat is the only substance that won’t have an impact on your blood sugar. It also provides essential fatty acids you can’t get from protein or carbohydrates. Contrary to much of what you may have heard, fat can be good for you! (43)” Dangers of low fat, low carb, high protein diet: Sources: * www.nationmaster.com * www.medbio.info Rabbit starvation is the form of acute malnutrition caused by excess consumption of any lean meat (eg rabbit) coupled with a lack of other sources of nutrients usually in combination with other stressors, such as severe cold or dry …
bowulf said,
@lonnieke Dude – how many repeats of the same question?
Did you not see this in this video description?
How much protein is advisable:
* .8 – 1.2g per kg of body weight – normal adults, or roughly 72g to 109g per day for 200 pound adult
* Up to 1.6g per kg – for extremely active or weight lifting adults, or 145g for 200 pound adult (29%)
I also talk about this at 7:32 in the video.
lonnieke said,
why doesnt he ever talk about people that workout and need extra protein???????????
lonnieke said,
no one ever talks about protein shakes and induction I’m in induction, Im working out, and I’m donating plasma and losing protein and need to do shakes…can i just count the carbs? 6 grams carbs per 60 grams of protein, its a whey protein isolate
AppleSouffle said,
Utubeboob9, in addition to Kent’s explanation, I also recommend the article – On The First Law of Thermodynamics by Barry Groves.
The gist is, “Actually, excess fats aren’t stored in the body. Any unused fat calories are excreted in urine and faeces.” With references.
There’s a huge fat phobia in America and it’s all pointless. Eating fat does not make you fat or clog your arteries. It’s sugar, corn syrup and grains that make you fat and clog your arteries. The explanations would take pages.
bowulf said,
@utubeboob9 I actually just made a video on this topic – can you overeat on Atkins, called unimaginatively “Atkins Diet Quick Hits – Is it possible to overeat on Low Carb?” Check out that video, but the short answer is yes but it is difficult especially on Induction.
Whipping cream is on the acceptable foods list.
utubeboob9 said,
can we eat too much fat, healthy, for losing weight? What about whipping cream for my coffee.
bowulf said,
@Subfightr Being on this diet was the first time I ever had my appetite satiated or felt like I could last between meals, so I hope you see the same thing with yours. Just make sure your fat intake is high.
Subfightr said,
Thank you very much sir. I really appreciate you clearing this up for the public. I am on high doses of prednisone for my ulcerative colitis. As a result I am endlessly hungry. I and hoping this atkins lifestyle can help curb this insatiable appetite.
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bowulf said,
@danhantheman Correct, but this is contrary to what the metabolic typing diet for “high protein” classification promoted. It promoted a high protein rather than a high fat diet, which is again not what Atkins or ketogenic diets recommend. This may just be something similar to the multiple primal or paleo diets — each recommending their own specific.
At this point, Atkins has been proven extremely healthy for me.
danhantheman said,
this is because an extremely high protein diet actually is moderately insulin-triggering while fat is entirely not. also, even the most extreme diets such as the Inuit only eat 20-30% protein by calories (fat could be 70-80%!). There seems to be a ceiling on healthy protein intake among humans due to its toxicity for the kidneys i.e. what bodybuilders do is pretty unhealthy.
danhantheman said,
@bowulf def go with the metabolic typing, the online official test. I’ve read about the blood type based diet, doesn’t seem very reliable as there doesn’t seem to be strong evidence of inherent differences in dietary needs due to diff blood antigen markers.
As for metab typing, it would never prescribe something such as high protein but low fat. the entire purpose is to stabilize your blood sugar based on how rapidly you metabolize diff macronutrients
bowulf said,
@danhantheman I am unsure of the metabolic typing or the blood test diet as one indicate my best diet would be one of strictly grains and the other limits fat to high protein (40%) not high fat (30%).
danhantheman said,
METABOLIC TYPING. that is the new revolution of dieting, we’ll hear more about it in the next decade or so when research results amass
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bowulf said,
@derekbanas Actually Atkins is a high fat not high protein diet. I think its effectiveness probably revolves more around tastes or what food one desires more so than specific type of body. To keep beating yourself up with food choices that you can’t stand or aren’t willing to cook conversion foods, the diet is probably not one for you whatever it is.
It would be like me trying to do a raw vegan diet. I may lose weight for awhile, but I’d hate it and life being on it.
derekbanas said,
@bowulf I don’t mean to be negative. I just was frustrated by high protein diets. Especially because I had a business in which I basically exercised all day (moving business) and gained a ton of weight. Maybe this high protein diet only works for specific body types? If it worked for you and others I think that’s great! Achieving the goal is all that matters in the end
bowulf said,
@derekbanas I am glad you found your way. One way doesn’t necessarily work for all people or all tastes.
derekbanas said,
Just my 2 cents. I failed on the Atkins diet, but lost 83lbs on a high fiber diet. I also paid no attention to carbs and didn’t exercise. No supplements either. Hope that helps?
ReignzOfBrainz said,
? Get over yourself, just because you think he’s having trouble reading means he’s lying? Quit acting like a dumbass and use yor brain before you talk.
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bowulf said,
@hottiedrea Make up your own mind — read the websites for yourself.
hottiedrea said,
how can i trust anything u say, u can barely read the captions for those websites
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