Rating: 
Summary: Sorry, not for me
Review: Okay I have finally read this book which has been on best seller list for the past three years now. First off, the doc has something to say. He does make sense when he discusses the dangerous of refined sugar and processed foods. Up to now fine but when I first glanced at the induction phase read it through then saw I had to take vitamins as well. I simply closed the book and returned it to my library. I could never eat like that, not for a short time and certainly not for the rest of my life. Give me a break! I find it a bit ironic that the doc lambastes refined products and such but has no qualms about pushing pills. Sure take another pill folks! Before long you'll be taking more pills then you can count. I have never been a proponent of pills, or vitamins or anything that comes in a tablet. I choose to get my nutrients from natural resources. Still I believe this diet does work for some not for others and a lot of folks fall in between. Having said that; I still would never try such a regiment.
Rating: 
Summary: None better
Review: Can be used for weight loss and maintenance Worldwide, this valuable supplement to the Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution has sold 1,600,000 copies! Need anyone say more? If selling 1.6 million copies of a book doesn't persuade you, nothing will. Also recommend Dreams by Belcher for an inspirational charge.
Rating: 
Summary: this rating for book.. not for diet
Review: I'll qualify my title by saying that the way he writes the book makes for very tedious reading. If he removed the many many times he flat out repeats himself the book would be only 2/3 as thick. I guess one would say he's only trying to bring his key points home but really I think he's padding the book so it wouldn't hold in your hand as thin as it should be. I say that's why it was reduced in price. It's not hard to grasp the concept of his diet so why the constant repitition? So far this diet worked once in a limited way for me. I lost a grand total of 8 pounds. I'm trying it again after a few years and so far I don't see any weight loss. I will probably need to really start working out and limiting calories too now. So what makes it any differant than a normal diet? You're supposed to be able to eat all you want of foods that are carb free (which is what attracted me as I have a hard time limiting my food) but maybe they didn't know my capacity to eat before they made that statement. I think it will work best on those that need drastic weight loss. After a while the limitations of the diet drive you batty so you will need to purchase (or get from the library) some Atkins style cookbooks. I will give this latest attempt one more week and will COUNT grams of carbs as best I can this time to see if I'm going over the 20 gram limit. Even cheese and eggs and some meat has some carbs so in reality you can't just keep eatin til you're satisfied. In that respect it is not much differant than going veggie or something like that. Limit yourself to 1200 calories and work out for 30 to 60 minutes
a day and you will lose weight on ANY diet.
[snif] But I wanted to eat my head off and still lose weight. Maybe that statement should be refined in later editions of the book.
Rating: 
Summary: I'm very glad I read the book and tried the diet
Review: The book is clear, readable and easy to apply.I found the book's core recommendations--very low carbohydrate intake with increased protein and fat as needed--very easy to follow. As Atkins predicted, when I cut my carbohydrate intake to 20 grams per day, I lost weight (at the rate of about 2.5 lb. per week), and saw my cholesterol--especially the bad, low-density kind--go down as well. Also, as he predicted, I lost most of my life-long craving for high-carb treats. I followed Atkins' advice by consulting with my doctor and getting my cholesterol tested before and after the weight-loss phase of the diet. My doctor still doesn't recommend the diet, but he was very impressed with my weight loss and reduced cholesterol. As Atkins recommends, I've now started to eat a few more carbs, without seeing my weight move up again. At this point, other than not eating cereal for breakfast and avoiding the obvious high-carb mains, side-dishes and desserts when I eat out, this hardly seems like a diet. I'm not a doctor, and am very well aware that one case doesn't prove anything. However, if Atkins is to be believed, many thousands of people have experienced pretty much what I did. And, as recent articles in some of the major news magazines have summarized, there's a small but growing set of scientific studies that support his ideas, including a substantial study reported in the _New England Journal of Medicine_. If you're interested in losing weight, I'd strongly suggest that you read this book and judge for yourself. Robert Adler, author of Science Firsts: From the Creation of Science to the Science of Creation (John Wiley & Sons, Sept., 2002).
Rating:
Summary: 80 pounds in 1 year
Review: Need I say more? This diet works, is easy to follow and is a practical long-term lifestyle choice. I can't imagine how much more weight I would have gained if I had stayed on the low-fat, high-carb diet. Then a co-worker told me about the Atkins diet and I checked it out for myself. The weight came off extremely fast at first (50 pounds in three months) but slowed down as I started to add a few carbs back into my diet. I started exercising regularly after the first month or so and haven't stopped. I love the results. It's only a matter of time before government health officials get with the program and start advocating a low-carb diet. It seems that they're starting to.
Rating:
Summary: A Sceptic Convinced
Review: I'm a scientist, and I tend to dismiss diet books as fads. But when I started hearing stories about doctors admitting they were wrong about Dr. Atkins, I decided to check it out for myself. Frankly, even at that point I didn't expect it to work. I won't belabor the point, but put simply, this book is a revalation. Dr Atkins will tell you how to eat, lose weight, and keep the weight off. It worked for me, it can work for you too.
Rating:
Summary: dr atkins new diet revolution
Review: This diet is my last resort!I was so desparate to loose weight on
January 10 I picked up my freind's book and read about the diet. I started that day! It is January 20 and I have lost 12 pounds so far and I am totally encouraged! I am eating the food I love,
I am a type II-diabetic and my blood sugar which was uncontrollable; it has been normal since I started. I went from 80 units of insulin a day last Friday to 5 units in less than a week.This is better than losing weight,it's losing weight and losing the insulin drudge and the needle at te same time. I would recommend any overweight diabetic to seriously consider following this plan.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Guideline for Losing Weight
Review: I saw the documentaries and heard all the hype about Dr. Atkins' diet and simply dismissed it as a fad diet that would fade away as do so many of these things. But when our gastroenterologist recommended this diet to my husband, and it worked, I was astonished, not to mention delighted. He lost weight, his blood pressure dropped, and he felt better physically. Take my word for it, Dr. Atkins knows what he's talking about.
Rating:
Summary: hard to read
Review: This book is small print and hard to read. I was disappointed with it.
Rating:
Summary: The truth about health and weight loss!
Review: Atkin's tell us the truth about health and weight loss! For years I've believed that I should have sugars and bread, but when I eat them and keep my fat intake to a minimum, I get very ill. I read this book and FINALLY I realized that I'd been duped all along. Now I follow the Atkins method for weight loss, exercise and Vita-Nutrients and my chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia is GONE! This is a "life-style" that is easy to adopt and maintain! You do not need medications to counter-act the symptoms of disease, you need Atkins' diet and Vita-Nutrient solutions to rid yourself of them once and for all. Just by my reading his books, Dr. Atkins has saved my life and reinfused my zest for living. I've since recommended his diet to others and they have been successful, as well. Thank you Dr. Atkins, from all of us!
| 
