The Problems with the Atkins Diet (high protein)

Dr. Berg talks about the problems with the Atkins diet. Doing a ketosis diet is much better, because you're focusing on reducing insulin and this is the key to losing belly fat as you are hormonally leveraging burning fat and losing weight.

1. It only recommends between 1-3 cups of vegetables per day. This is way too low and this can cause a fatty liver.

2. If you are not hungry, add a protein snack - bad advice because this will stimulate insulin. Protein does increase insulin, which will then cause a lowering the blood sugars, making you hungry again.
They also recommend not to skip a meal - bad advice because eating in general stimulates insulin.

3. They recommend artificial sweeteners being okay - this will triggers insulin. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...

4. The Atkins gives the option of 5 small meals a day. This will then trigger insulin release 5x knocking you out of fat burning.

5. The Atkins says to not skip a meal. If you're fasting and burning fat and not hungry why not skip a meal. Your body will then eat its own fat. What do you think you do when you eat breakfast - you break the fast by eating, "Break-fast"

6. The Atkins diet does not put a limit on protein - another bad idea because excess protein blocks fat burning.

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional and natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government and the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning, published by KB Publishing in January 2011. Dr. Berg trains chiropractors, physicians and allied healthcare practitioners in his methods, and to date he has trained over 2,500 healthcare professionals. He has been an active member of the Endocrinology Society, and has worked as a past part-time adjunct professor at Howard University.