I am on the Atkins diet and need some information. What fruits are allowed on this diet.

These fruits contain the same nutritious elements as the common fruits and contribute as much to your diet: eggplant, egg-fruit, green pepper, hot pepper, avocado, red pepper, cucumber, tomato and zuchini.

These fruits are allowed even during the strict first 2 week induction period: green pepper, hot pepper, avocado, red pepper, cucumber. – 2 Tbspn lemon juice

These fruits are allowed after the first 2 weeks: eggplant, egg-fruit, green pepper, hot pepper, avocado, red pepper, cucumber, tomato and zuchini. – 2 Tbspn lemon juice

Berries can be included after 6 weeks & other fruit is allowed after 9 weeks.

The core of Atkins program is converting the body from glycolysis (burning glucose as fuel) to ketosis (burning fat as fuel). Dietary fat levels need to be at >65% of total calories, if not, the body will still remain in glycolysis by converting 58% of excess protein into glucose (via gluconeogenesis).

It takes minimum of 3 days to convert a body to ketosis, (but only one bite to convert back to glycolysis). People feel sluggish the first week but most feel better than ever thereafter.

Simple carbohydrates (sugar, flour, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, rice) trigger insulin which can store the calories eaten into fat. The more protein the more the fat burning hormone glucagon is released. The more carbohydrate the more the fat storage hormone insulin is released.

High insulin levels promote inflammation, weight gain, hunger & unbalance other hormones. Controlling insulin levels will balance out other hormones & allow human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so lean muscle will be gained even without exercise. Any exercise will greatly increase muscle mass with high HGH levels.

Dr.Atkins was a cardiologist, low carb was a health plan easier sold as a "diet" Read any of his books for easily understandable science. Normalizing blood pressure, blood sugar, insulin, cholesterol, triglyercerides & hormone levels are all bonus features of doing a low carb way of eating. Lutz "Life without Bread" & Taubes "Good calories, Bad calories" are excellent books that dispel all the nutrition myths.

http://www.atkins.com/Program/FourPhases/WhatIsInduction/AcceptableFoodsList.aspx

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/07/magazine/what-if-it-s-all-been-a-big-fat-lie.html

I wondered how not only educated persons but persons specifically educated in nutrition are promoting sugar as a food essential to health but I now know that anyone that goes against the current regulations can lose their license and be sued for malpractice (even though what they are doing IS malpractice but it’s accepted practice – sigh).

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