Wed, Mar-02-16, 21:02
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Posts: 2,747
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Plan: Protein Power
Stats: 212/169/150
BF:
Progress: 69%
Location: Saskatchewan
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Originally Posted by Over43
One of the misrepresentations of the Atkins Diet is that it is low carb and high protein. Atkins claimed his diet was low carb and high fat. Elevated levels of protein do cause insulin to increase. However, eating higher fat ratios in the diet do not cause this effect.
The brutal combination (which reminds me of my lunch) is the fat/sugar combination. Forty years ago Linus Pauling was talking about this.
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So true - many suffer from the misconception Atkins promotes high protein. It does not. I eat the same amount of protein as I would if I wasn't low-carbing. I just eat the right carbs and good fats along with my usual portions of protein.  |