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Originally Posted by REDLAN  .... there have been no long term studies looking at the effectiveness of the atkins diet - the longest has been 1 year, most are 6 months or less. |
Actually quite a big study has been done on this - evolution. And it has been going on for millions of years.
It is an interesting article. It highlights the fact that people don't eat to satisfy a calorific requirement. We eat because we get hungry. The problem arises when we still feel hungry after consuming all the calories we need to maintain normal body weight. That is when people put on weight. The Atkins approach works because people feel satisfied sooner and and don't feel the need to consume calories they don't require.
There is another effect that that article doesn't mention. The consumption of carbohydrate is thought to slow down the metabolism because of the thrifty gene effect. A slower metabolism burns up less energy, which could help explain why people on a high-carb diet have more difficulty losing weight.
