The Atkins Diet is probably the diet that I hated the most. I had no energy. The primary concept behind the Atkins diet it to limit the amount of carbohydrates that you consume. Carbohydrates are what your body burns to generate energy. When you cut down on these your body has to resort to burning stored energy-- fat.

The Atkins diet started a revolution in the way that people looked at carbohydrates and the way that they went on diets. There are many diets in the world that advocate having a slim body but very few people have been able to achieve the weight that they wanted.

A modified version of the ‘Atkins" diet, with high-protein and low-carbohydrate, can effectively diminish epileptic seizures in adults, when drugs and other treatments fail, says a new study.

The high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet has already been shown to be valuable in controlling seizures in children, and now results from a small study suggest that the diet also works for adults.

A modified version of a popular high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet can significantly cut the number of seizures in adults with epilepsy, a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The Atkins-like diet, which has shown promise for seizure control in children, may offer a new lifeline for patients when drugs and other treatments fail...

Robert Coleman Atkins, MD (October 17, 1930 – April 17, 2003) was an American physician and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Nutritional Approach (or "Atkins Diet"), a popular but controversial way of dieting that entails eating low-carbohydrate and high-protein foods, in addition to leaf vegetables and dietary supplements.Atkins graduated from the University of Michigan in 1951 and received a medical degree from Cornell Medical College in 1955, after which he specialized in cardiology and complementary medicine. BooksAtkins, Robert C. The Essential Atkins for Life Kit: The Next Level Pan Macmillan, 2003. ISBN 0-330-43250-8Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Diet Planner M. Evans and Company, 2003 | Vermilion, 2003. ISBN 0-09-189877-3Atkins, Robert C. Atkins for Life: The Next Level New York: St. Martin's Press, 2003. ISBN 1-4050-2110-1Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution New York: Avon Books, 2002. ISBN 0-06-001203-X. | Vermilion, 2003. ISBN 0-09-188948-0Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution M. Evans and Company, 2002.Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Age-Defying Diet St. Martin's Press, 2001, 2002Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution: Nature's Answers to Drugs Simon and Schuster, 1997Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Quick & Easy New Diet Cookbook Simon and Schuster, 1997Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter. New York: M. Evans and Company, 1996. ISBN 0-87131-815-6Atkins, Robert C, Gare, Fran Dr. Atkins' New Diet Cookbook M. Evans and Company, 1994 | Vermilion, 2003. ISBN 0-09-188946-4Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution M. Evans and Company, 1992Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Health Revolution Houghton Mifflin, 1988Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Nutrition Breakthrough Bantam, 1981Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' SuperEnergy Diet Cookbook Signet, 1978Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' SuperEnergy Diet Bantam, 1978Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Diet Cookbook Bantam, 1974Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution Bantam, 1972 References