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jenitharosy · Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Posts: 20

hello,

Can a vegetarian be on the Atkins Diet?

jenitharosy · Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Posts: 20

hello,

Animal proteins are a vital component of the Atkins Diet and the diet cannot be done as successfully without them. They contain many essential fatty acids that cannot be found in any other sources. There are patients, however, for whom we derive a modified ovo-lacto vegetarian diet; they can eat eggs, cheese and tofu for their protein (although it is usually necessary for a person to be able to eat fish, in addition, for the diet to be enjoyable). A vegan cannot be on the Atkins Diet. A pure vegan diet could never be low enough in carbohydrates, because there are no plants that are carbohydrate free.

mischa.porter · Joined: 04 Aug 2009 Posts: 7

I haven't tried Atkins Diet since I'm a bit hesitant. I guess it depends on the person if he or she is religious to it then it can or might be effective.
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