Energy Balance: Atkins Diet
Energy Balance. Choose a "popular" diet to research and review. You can include The South Beach Diet, Atkins Diet, etc. Thoroughly research this diet, using reputable sources including some that are not published by the creators of the diet you have chosen. Once you have researched the diet, answer the following: Describe the diet itself. For instance, what foods are included, are any foods prohibited, what is the macronutrient distribution, etc. What claims does the diet make? Are they sound? Why or why not? Use what you have learned in class up until this point to analyze the claims. Would you consider this a healthy diet overall? Why or why not? Consider possible drug interactions with components of the diet that are emphasized. Would this diet be appropriate for any certain populations (e g., athletes, elderly, etc.)? Would this diet be appropriate for all populations? Consider variables such as cost, cultural influences, and sustainability. Why or why not? Please use the APA guidelines to include in text citations
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1 Describe the diet itself. For instance, what foods are included, are any foods prohibited, what is the macronutrient distribution, etc.
Atkins diet is a low‐carbohydrate, high‐fat (LCHF) diet. As such, the diet restricts the consumption of high carbohydrate foods such as potatoes, rice, cereals and pasta, and even fruits. The diet does not restrict the consumption of fats, and there is adequate protein. In standard diets, carbohydrates tend to be a larger share than proteins and fats.
2 What claims does the diet make? Are they sound? Why or why not? Use what you have learned in class up until this point to analyze the claims.
The Atkins diet has a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet and adequate protein content. This type of diet is recommended by supporters who highlight it reduces the risk of conditions like diabetes and improves health. The diet is linked to weight loss, lower risk of insulin resistance than high carbohydrate foods lower risk of cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure. There are also increased levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) or good cholesterol and reduced low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
The Atkins diet has a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet and adequate protein content. This type of diet is recommended by supporters who highlight it reduces the risk of conditions like diabetes and improves health. The diet is linked to weight loss, lower risk of insulin resistance than high carbohydrate foods lower risk of cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure. There are also increased levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) or good cholesterol and reduced low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
3 Would you consider this a healthy diet overall? Why or why not? Consider possible drug interactions with components of the diet that are emphasized.
The Atkins diet is healthy and is associated with weight loss but without significant hyperlipidemia. This type of diet is linked with weight loss where there is lower LDL and increased HDL. The ketogenic diet that is similar to the Atkins diet is one of the diets that have been used for drug-resistant epilepsy management (Sondhi et al., 2020). Atkins diet is not a balanced diet since it is low in carbohydrates and is very rich in protein and lipids, including foods that are not usually recommended in diets to lose weight of healthy way.
Kverneland et al. 2019 highlighted that a reduction in the antiepileptic drug (AED) serum concentrations potentially works against a seizure‐reducing effect of the Atkins diet, and in the absence of the e...