Robert Atkins è stato un medico e cardiologo, noto soprattutto per il suo approccio nutrizionale, la "Dieta Atkins". Questo piano alimentare a basso contenuto di carboidrati e ad alto contenuto proteico, integrato con verdure a foglia verde e integratori alimentari, ha ottenuto una notevole popolarità, sebbene sia rimasto oggetto di notevole controversia. Il suo metodo ha modificato radicalmente il discorso pubblico su dieta e salute, innescando un ampio dibattito nella comunità medica.
This diet guarantees substantial weight loss while promising that you need never go hungry. Essentially a low-carbohydrate plan, the diet helps the reader speed up his or her metabolism for significant weight reduction - and once off it will stay off, when Atkins's maintenance regime is followed.
In this new book, bestselling author and cardiologist, Dr Atkins explains how to tailor your diet to defy the ageing process. Research has shown that 70 percent of the signs of ageing are determined by lifestyle, and are therefore within our control. Using his proven programme of diet and vita-nutrient supplementation, Dr Atkinshelps you defy the ageing process by reducing many of the risks ofdiseases responsible for premature ageing. The book presents a symptom-by-symptom discussion of the specific signs of ageing, and their causes, then continues with a comprehensive run-down of recent breakthroughs in age-defying medicine. Dr Atkins Age-Defying Diet Revolution including advice on:--How to find your greatest risk factors--What symptoms and tests will tell you--How to select the most successful diet for you--How to modify and fine tune your diet--How to use antioxidants to defy ageing