Atkins diet plan. The Atkins Diet - summary The Atkins Diet is a low carb diet developed over twenty years ago by Dr Robert Atkins, an American heart specialist.
He found that the diet he devised for his patients not only improved their heart conditions - it had the unexpected but welcome side effect of reducing their weight without calorie restriction. Dr Atkins realised that the carbohydrate restriction was forcing the body to 'change gear' and start preferring its fat stores to the food taken in as a source of energy (lipolysis). Atkins Diet Plan, Meal, Menu And Foods. Atkins Diet - Low Carb Dieting Facts, Foods and Meal Plans. Bananas: The ultimate hunger buster - Food on Shine.