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[[Image:Atkins.jpg|thumb|Dr. Robert Coleman Atkins]]

[[Image:Atkins.jpg|thumb|Dr. Robert Coleman Atkins]]

'''The Atkins Diet''' is a controversial theory that overweight persons can best lost weight by reducing their intake of [[carbohydrates]].  While the diet encourages the replacement of carbohydrates with protein, it also allows the replacement of carbohydrates with fat, contrary to most traditional views of good diet.

'''The Atkins Diet''' is a controversial theory that overweight persons can best lose weight by reducing their intake of [[carbohydrates]].  While the diet encourages the replacement of carbohydrates with protein, it also allows the replacement of carbohydrates with fat, contrary to most traditional views of good diet.

Followers of the Atkins Diet fill up on fatty foods so that they are not hungry for the carbohydrates. In theory, they then lose weight by burning off the [[fat]] calories. Some diabetics think this diet helps them.  

Followers of the Atkins Diet fill up on fatty foods so that they are not hungry for the carbohydrates. In theory, they then lose weight by burning off the [[fat]] calories. Some diabetics think this diet helps them.