From cathy - 06/23/04 - IP#: 213.233.146.xxx Click here to reply
the atkins is not good... it tricks your body into thinking that it is starving... and being deprieved of what it needs (carbohydrates) so as soon as you start to eat like a normal person, carbs/protein and fats... your body tries to store carbs as energy, for fear that it will be deprieved again... the same thing would happen if you cut out protein, even though you need 70% less of it than carbohydrates, it is vital.... you would loose weight the same way as in restricting carbs... but your skin would go green, purple, and start to wrinkle and fall off... you would also loose muscle... but atkins has a fair few cons too, namely ''bad breath, bad skin, spots, greasy hair and skin, and plenty others'' ... so really the best diet would be a balanced healthy diet complied with some good excersise and plenty of water... that is your best route to a healthy life......... arent we lucky we are able to have one...
Reply from JS, Age 12 - 06/23/04 - IP#: 148.167.126.xxx "bad acitone smelling breath", great side affect of atkins.
Reply from JS, Age 12 - 06/23/04 - IP#: 148.167.126.xxx ok "doctor" explain to me why ketoacidosis is healthy, when im sure if your a doctor youve treated paitents who are verysick/in a coma due to increased ketones in the blood.
Reply from cathy to anne - 06/23/04 - IP#: 213.233.146.xxx good...
Reply from anne to cathy, Age 17 - 06/23/04 - IP#: 216.66.107.xxx i agree with winona.
Reply from cathy to dr rob - 06/23/04 - IP#: 213.233.146.xxx okay, ummmmm..... thanks doc.... you do know that this is a teen board, and well hate to break it to you but..... your not one. and i dont think you should be here, even if you love teens..
Reply from Winona, Age 17 - 06/23/04 - IP#: 63.183.112.xxx Atkins works, and people do lower cholesterol and trigylceries on it. I think people just reject it because it's different from popular opinion.
Reply from Kaitlyn, Age 14 - 06/23/04 - IP#: 68.184.9.xxx I don't know if that stuff is true cathy, but atkins is bad for you, expecially us teens. We need to eat carbohydrates a lot so going on adkins would not be good for us!
Reply from Dr. Roberts, Age 32 - 06/23/04 - IP#: 205.188.116.xxx well, i know for a fact that atkins is a great way to lose weight.....all you have said is only partially true. atkins doesnot work for all people, and those are only side effects that soon go away...i do recommend atkins and southbeach diet to many diabetics, and for teens wishing to use the diet, i recommend a higher amount of carbohydrates, especially if you are very active.
