Appetite suppressants like dietary protein help Atkins dieters lose weight

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This article details a fascinating investigation into the scientific reasons why the Atkins diet works so well, but it sort of misses the point, too, by concluding that the high-protein Atkins diet works as an appetite suppressant. That may be true, but the real question to be asking is why do people who follow a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet feel so hungry and eat so much in the first place?

The answer to that lies in the secretion of insulin by the pancreas in response to dietary carbohydates. The more carbs you eat, the more insulin you produce. A few hours after any insulin spike, your appetite skyrockets. In this way, eating carbohydrates actually increases your appetite, even when you are eating more calories!

A low-carb diet, in constrast, works because it avoids the appetite simulating side effects of high-carbohydrate diets. Eating proteins, fats and fiber -- all staples of the Atkins diet -- provides for steady, predictable levels of blood sugar and minimal insulin response. As a result, it does not stimulate the human appetite. Therefore -- and this is the important part -- people automatically eat less and lose wight on the Atkins diet.

Knowing this, you might conclude that you could lose even more weight on the Atkins diet if you were able to suppress your appetite even further. And you're right! In fact, I believe this is the ultimate key to rapid weight loss: get your appetite suppressed, and you hardly have to worry about counting calories or portions. So how to do it?

The answer lies in appetite suppressing plant chemical compounds found in a few rare plants. The best I've found are hoodia gordonii and Jojoba. When used in combination, these two plants offer natural, powerful appetite suppressant properties that can help you lose as much as 1/2 pound per day of actual body fat, not just water weight.

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About the author: Mike Adams is a holistic nutritionist with a mission to teach personal and planetary health to the public He has authored more than 1,500 articles and dozens of reports, guides and interviews on natural health topics, reaching millions of readers with information that is saving lives and improving personal health around the world. Adams is an honest, independent journalist and accepts no money or commissions on the third-party products he writes about or the companies he promotes. In 2007, Adams launched EcoLEDs, a manufacturer of mercury-free, energy-efficient LED lighting products that save electricity and help prevent global warming. He's also the founder and CEO of a well known email mail merge software developer whose software, 'Email Marketing Director,' currently runs the NaturalNews email subscriptions. Adams is currently the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit, and practices nature photography, Capoeira, Pilates and organic gardening. Known by his callsign, the 'Health Ranger,' Adams posts his missions statements, health statistics and health photos at www.HealthRanger.org


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