Atkins Diet

Atkins Diet was developed by the late Robert C. Atkins, M.D. The original rules were published in the book "Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution", back in 1972, which introduced the Atkins Nutritional Approach to the world.

Dr. Atkins was known to champion the natural healing arts as a safe and effective alternative to pharmaceutical drugs and surgery for many debilitating illnesses.

He stressed the importance of proper diet in concert with nutritional support to prevent and combat heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

In its basics, the program targets insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels.

To do this, the Atkins theory goes, the Atkins diet is extremely low in carbohydrates.

According to the Atkins Diet book, carbohydrates help to regulate insulin production and decrease circulating insulin. Less insulin results in less fat storage and fewer food cravings.

The Atkins Diet Controversy

There has been a lot of publicized bad press for the Atkins diet. For a short list of available critical reviews of the Atkins diet, the following should give you a rounded view to continue your search for Atkins Diet information from all angles:

* content.health.msn.com/
content/pages/1/3079_233
* vanderbilt.edu/AnS/psychology/
health_psychology/TheAtkinsDiet.htm
* inch-aweigh.com/dangeratkins.html
* leonardfitness.com/atkinsdiet.htm

The Atkins Diet - Resources

Starting on the diet program is easy as there are books and online resources for quick and deeper information on the topic.

Also, because the diet program is one of the most followed diet programs out there, there are a lot of books on the subject.

In addition to the core Atkins books with all the rules, there are cookbooks with recipes, as well as tools on book format (such as an Atkins Diet journal).

Available info on the Atkins program from books by Robert C. Atkins include:

* Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution

* Dr. Atkins' Quick & Easy New Diet Cookbook: Companion to Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution

* Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter

* Dr. Atkins' Age-Defying Diet

* Atkins for Life

You can get a lot of information from the non-official online resources that include information sites and people on the diet program.

To get reviews of the Atkins Diet, one of the best places for them are online booksellers.

People who have read the book and been on the diet share their experiences (at least their reading experience of the book) with others online.

This type of diet book reviews are available from the biggest online booksellers, such as Amazon.com. You can even leave your own mark by voting whether the review was helpful or not (those that receive "helpful" votes raise to the top of the review page).

Other online resources include online forums, chat rooms, and groups. For example, the last time I checked, search for "Atkins Diet" (without the quotations) returned 192 results on groups.yahoo.com.