21st Aug 2009
Atkins Grapefruit 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.
It’s a challenge to find clear cut information, such as a web site, for the Atkins grapefruit diet. One common element of cons is that clear information is generally hard to find. The Atkins grapefruit diet is purposely deceptive in its origin to convince people that it is a legitimate combination of two popular fad diets.
Does the Atkins grapefruit diet have anything to do with the actual Atkins diet? No, in fact the Induction phase of the Atkins diet is bereft of fruit, and there’s no mention of the grapefruit version on the Atkins web site.
Here is what can be eaten in the induction phase - sorry Atkins grapefruit diet, no fruit here:
Seafood
Chicken, turkey and other fowl
Shellfish of any variety
Meat, such as beef and pork
Every type of cooked egg including poached, scrambled and even fried
All sorts of cheese
Vegetables
Any herbs and spices to make food more exciting
A variety of fats and oils including butter
Water and other low carb drinks including diet soda
Notice one thing - fruit is not on that list. Later phases of the Atkins diet for fat loss do allow fruit juice and even specifically mention 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 phases of Atkins that allow grapefruit limit intake to below 8 grams of carbs of grapefruit per day. That’s a severe disagreement.
A smart person would immediately peruse the Atkins web site in search of the Atkins Grapefruit diet. It starts to sound fishy when there’s no mention there.
Truth about diets review: In general remember this. Only fad diets - diets to be followed for short periods - rely heavily on one food because eating that way isn’t healthy. The Atkins diet frowns on eating the way the Atkins Grapefruit Diet recommends.
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