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The Atkins Diet - The Origin Of Low Carb Diets

The Atkins Nutritional approach has been used nationally since the 1960’s. Long before Dr. Robert Atkins published his popular low-carbohydrate diet plan, his patients were reaping the benefits of the Atkins diet. Dr. Atkins divided his nutritional approach into four phases. Phase one, �Induction,� is designed to force the body into lipolysis, a metabolic state that occurs when there are no carbs left to fuel glucosis.

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