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Originally Posted by EeyoreButterfly  The Atkins diet is successful only because it eliminates an entire food group. |
I presume you mean carbohydrates. Atkins does not eliminate an entire food group. The diet cuts back on carbohydrates to 20 g/day in the induction phase which is the first stage in the Atkins protocal. The later phases of the diet allow more and more carbohydrates to be added until you begin to lose contol of your weight at which time you cut back some on the carbs and that level of carbs constitutes a maintenance diet to be carried on for life.
You should read his book even if you have no intension of using the diet. I try to read and own them all, Ornish, Atkins, Sears, Heller, Agatston, Eades ect. For me the subject of diet is an obsession along with heart disease and cancer. For the obese and type 2 's the understanding of diet may be the difference in living 20 extra years or not. These books reveal a subject somewhat like religion and politics. You get differing science and methodology. You read and decide who is right then follow that diet protocal. You will find on these Forums that something akin to the Atkins protocal is the most favored by the type 2 sufferer.
As for Weightwatchers, it resembles Alcoholics Anonymous because it involves group meetings and mental support from other Weightwatchers. The meetings, which inspire better compliance, make comparisons with other diets invalid in my opinion. If the Atkins groups in the research had meetings like Weightwatches the results might be quite different. But for those for which it works, go for it. I am able with no real effort to stay thin just cutting back on the refined carbs, no meetings no special food.
