The Atkins Diet similar in many respects to a metabolic diet, aims to maintain constant levels of insulin, severely limiting the intake of carbohydrate, forcing the body to use fats and proteins as energy source. Thus increases the feeling of satiety ‘thereby reducing spontaneous food intake and increases energy expenditure due elevator daily protein intake. Among other purposes
we must stress that stimulates the production of anabolic hormones, which, combined with an activity’ physical power (eg bodybuilding), favor the increase in muscle mass and, consequently, raise the basal metabolic rate. (more…)
