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Dr. Atkins did not set a specific limit on bacon in DANDR, but he did say it is better to avoid meats cured with sugar and nitrates. I have seen folks who were "snacking" on 1 lbs of bacon or on half a dozen bags of pork rinds per day and then were wondering why they haven't lost weight or why their blood pressure has gone up, for example. So while there is no limit on bacon, overeating it is not a healthy habit. In fact, overeating anything is not a healthy habit, which is why Dr. Atkins explains that one does not have a license to gorge.
If you email Atkins Nutritionals asking exactly how much bacon you may eat, they will tell you not more than approx. 2 slices 3x a week, although they did not publish this "officially" on atkins.com. The only thing appearing on the Atkins website, in a section where they are discussing high cholesterol, is:
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High cholesterol that has a genetic component usually responds to changes in diet, but may be difficult to address with diet alone. You may still need to take supplements such as pantethine, essential oils, garlic and fiber. For a detailed discussion of cholesterol-lowering nutrients, see Dr. Atkins Vita-Nutrient Solutions. Exercise is also an important component, as is cutting back on processed meats, such as bacon, sausage and cold cuts and limiting intake of hard cheese.
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That's about it.
The "once a week" rule I believe was literally
invented by Dr. Scott Lear. But this is the same doctor who said:
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Over the short-term, people using the Atkins diet will lose weight, but the weight that they lose isn't necessarily fat loss.
A lot of it is through water, and through energy stores in muscles. If somebody was actually active, they could not survive on the Atkins diet, because they wouldn't be getting the energy to continue to be active.
If you're doing moderate or vigorous activity exercise, you use glycogen, which is stored in the muscle. On the Atkins diet, a lot of the initial weight loss comes from breaking down that glycogen and using it up. The glycogen is basically your carbohydrate energy stores, that are both in the muscle and the liver. For somebody who's running a few times a week, you're going to be using those energy stores more predominately. When you're on something like the Atkins diet, it's going to be hard for you, you're going to feel sluggish. If you were doing something like leisure walking, it's not going to be as much of a problem.
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Dr. Lear's statements are partial BS. What he forgets to mention is the conditions under which his logic is valid, which is that the body uses glycogen only when that glycogen is available, but if you are in ketosis, dietary and body fat will be your main sources of energy even when exercising. Obviously someone who decides to do Atkins has some body fat to lose when he/she starts the program, or otherwise they wouldn't be doing Atkins in the first place. It is also obvious that Dr. Lear is unaware of the fact that Induction is not the only phase of the Atkins diet and that one
may feel sluggish only in the first few days.
Personally, I wouldn't trust someone who is so knowledgeable and unbiased (not!) when it comes to the Atkins diet.
If you are losing weight while eating bacon more often than once a week, good for you.
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