Low Carb Diet Plans

With the success of the Atkins Diet, many other low carb diet plans have hit the market. Which low carb diet plan should you choose and is there any difference between the various plans available?

The original low carb diet goes back to the 1800's. It was called the Banting diet after the man who devised it. If you get rid of the olde worlde words, you'd find little difference between the Banting diet and its newer relatives. Although Banting did allow himself a glass of port to help wash down his food.

Probably the most famous low carb diet was published in the 1970's by Dr Robert Atkins. The fact that it was written by a medical doctor, as well as having plenty of proof from users of the diet, meant that this turned into a roaring success. Many people have safely lost lots of pounds following this diet, despite some skepticism from the mainstream medical profession.

There are plenty of other low carb diets to choose from, including Neanderthin which takes a look at what our typical Neanderthal ancestors would have eaten. This was probably the book that most convinced me that low carb was safe and likely the closest to what our bodies were designed to eat. For thousands of years, our ancestors didn't have agriculture and would therefore have mainly used on fruit in season but otherwise whatever they could catch or harvest from naturally growing plants.

Whichever low carb diet plan you choose, you should check with your medical practitioner to get their approval.

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