This diet has been in the news for a few years. It is a low-carb diet and that is the primary method this diet uses to reduce weight. The other important feature of this plan is that you consume high protein foods such as meat, eggs, and seafood as well as monounsaturated fats, i.e., cheeses, butter, sausages, etc.
When you first begin the Atkins Diet you are in what is called the ‘induction phase.’ What does that mean? It means that in the first two weeks of starting the Atkins Diet you cannot eat more than 20 grams of carbohydrates per day. These carbohydrates are usually derived from vegetables but you have to avoid high carbohydrate foods such as potatoes, carrots and corn.
The way the Atkins diet works is that you can increase your carbohydrates by 5
grams every week until you hit a predetermined maximum (total) of between 40 to 90 grams. When you reach that point in the Atkins diet you are considered to be in the 'maintenance' phase.
Here are the Pros and Cons as I see them: