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Bex, studies have shown that for people who are very obese, losing weight that fast is actually healthier than remaining at such a high weight for a long period of time. Every month that you're overweight increases your risk of heart disease, diabetes and all sorts of other yucky health problems.
Also, the New England Journal of Medicine has (FINALLY!) published some studies (two I think) that show that the Atkins diet is better at lowering bad cholesterol than the low-fat diets that are supposed to be so good for you. This was on CNN a few weeks ago.
I hope that some of the people who think this diet is unhealthy will take the time to really read up on the subject because it is amazing to me the number of people who have lowered their cholesterol, helped their diabetes and lost weight with no health problems on this diet. It truly is a very healthy diet for just about anyone. Although it isn't recommended for people with kidney disease because people with kidney disease have problems with all the protein. However studies have shown it does NOT CAUSE kidney disease as critics one thought it might, years ago.
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