ATKINS DIET: Workshop 1

Explain what the diet entails

 High protein, high fat diet

 Low carbs
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Describe the proposed science behind the diet

Describe the evidence to support the claims of the diet

 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673604169869
o ‘The diet claims to be effective at producing weight loss despite ad-
libitum consumption of fatty meat, butter, and other high-fat dairy
products, restricting only the intake of carbohydrates to under 30 g a
day.’

Describe the potential adverse effects