Is The Atkins Grapefruit Diet A Real Diet?
There is a diet that really has nothing to do with the Atkins diet, called the Atkins Grapefruit diet, that combines elements of it’s famous namesake and an all grapefruit diet. Here is some information that shows the diet may be a fraud, or at least misleading.
You’ll be hard pressed to find information about the Atkins Grapefruit diet, such as any details of the company that produces it. One common element of cons is that clear information is generally hard to find. This possible con does it’s best to make people assume it has something to do with the official Atkins diet.
Is the Atkins grapefruit diet something that was found locked away in a safe by the late Dr. Atkins? Nope – the Atkins company doesn’t mention the diet on its web site, and the most critical phase of the famous diet called the Induction phase does not allow any fruit.
Here is what can be eaten in the induction phase – sorry Atkins grapefruit diet, no fruit here:
An type of fish All fowl such as turkey and chicken Shellfish of any variety Meat, such as beef and pork Any style egg Any variety of cheeses All sorts of vegetables Any herbs and spices to make food more exciting Butter, lard, any oils Water and other low carb drinks including diet soda
Unfortunately for the Atkins grapefruit diet, there no fruit. Later phases of the Atkins diet for fat loss do include limited amounts of fruits such as cantaloupe and even lemon juice, and the pre-maintenance and maintenance phases even specifically allow small quantities of grapefruit. The Atkins grapefruit diet, however, relies on grapefruit to a much greater degree than would be allowed in the original Atkins diet.
There’s a lot of grapefruit in the Atkins grapefruit diet – up to 18 carbs. Even the most generous phases of the Atkins diet, when it comes to grapefruit, recommends limiting intake to below 8 carbs per day. That’s a severe disagreement.
Most reasonable people would look directly at the Atkins site the moment they heard of the Atkins Grapefruit Diet. It starts to sound fishy when there’s no mention there.
Truth about diets review: Keep this in mind. Only fad diets – diets to be followed for short periods – rely heavily on one food because eating that way isn’t healthy. The Atkins Grapefruit Diet is not associated with the Atkins diet, and may interfere with the results of the Atkins diet in its early phases.
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