Atkins Grapefruit Diet
The Atkins Grapefruit diet seeks to cash in on the popularity of the fad grapefruit diet and the less fad but still fad Atkins diet, although it has nothing to do with the Atkins estate or company. Don’t look now, but it may not be what people hope.
First of all it’s pretty difficult to find information on the Atkins grapefruit diet plan. Smart people know that when someone is perpetrating a deception, or a con, they will often gloss over facts. The Atkins grapefruit diet is purposely deceptive in its origin to convince people that it is a legitimate combination of two popular fad diets.
Is the Atkins grapefruit diet something that was found locked away in a safe by the late Dr. Atkins? Nope – the Atkins company doesn’t mention the diet on its web site, and the most critical phase of the famous diet called the Induction phase does not allow any fruit.
Here is what can be eaten in the induction phase – sorry Atkins grapefruit diet, no fruit here:
An type of fish
Flying game such as turkey and chicken
Shellfish of any variety
Beef, pork and other meats
Any style egg
Any variety of cheeses
Any vegetable you can name
A variety of herbs and spices
A variety of fats and oils including butter
Drinks low in carbohydrates such as diet soft drinks
Notice one thing – fruit is not on that list. Grapefruit and other fruits such as fruit juices are specified in other phases of the Atkins diet for fat loss. But there is far more grapefruit in the Atkins Grapefruit diet than Dr. Atkins would ever dream of allowing.
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 direct contradiction of one diet to the other.
A smart person would immediately peruse the Atkins web site in search of the Atkins Grapefruit diet. It isn’t found there, and that turns off a lot of folks.
Truth about diets review: In general remember this. Any diet that relies too heavily on one food or food group is going to be unhealthy. The philosophy of the Atkins Grapefruit Diet is counter to that of the Atkins diet.
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