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Atkins diet — /atˈkinz dīˈət/ noun A high protein, low carbohydrate diet intended to cause rapid weight loss ORIGIN: Dr Robert Atkins (1930–2003), US physician who devised it … Useful english dictionary
Atkins diet — The Atkins diet, officially called the Atkins Nutritional Approach, is a low carbohydrate diet created by Robert Atkins from a research paper he read in the Journal of the American Medical Association published by Gordon Azar and Walter Lyons… … Wikipedia
Atkins diet — At·kins diet at kənz n a weight loss program that emphasizes a diet low in carbohydrates along with little restriction on protein, fat, or total caloric intake Atkins Robert Coleman (1930 2003) American cardiologist and nutritionist. In 1972 he… … Medical dictionary
Atkins diet — noun (with the) A diet in which a person attempts to lose weight by reducing the intake of carbohydrates, instead obtaining energy from dietary and stored fat. <! Ive lost ten pounds since I started the Atkins diet Syn: Atkins … Wiktionary
Atkins diet — noun trademark in the US a high protein, high fat diet in which carbohydrates are severely restricted. Origin 1970s: named after the American cardiologist R. C. Atkins … English new terms dictionary
Atkins diet — UK [ˈætkɪnz ˌdaɪət] / US noun [singular] a programme for losing weight by eating foods that contain a lot of protein or fat and few foods containing carbohydrate … English dictionary
Atkins Diet™ — … Useful english dictionary
the Atkins Diet™ — [the Atkins Diet] a weight loss programme developed by Dr Robert Atkins (1930–2003) which involves restricting the amount of ↑carbohydrates, such as bread, pasta, etc, that you eat and replacing them with more ↑protein and fat, such as meat,… … Useful english dictionary
Atkins Nutritional Approach — Atkins Nutritional Approach, popularly known as the Atkins Diet or just Atkins , is a well known low carbohydrate diet created by Dr.Robert Atkins from a diet he read in the Journal of the American Medical Association and utilized to resolve his… … Wikipedia
Atkins — may refer to:Diet* Atkins Nutritional Approach, known as the Atkins dietCompany* Atkins (company)Places in the United States* Atkins, Arkansas * Atkins, Iowa * Atkins, VirginiaPeople* See Atkins (surname) Other* Atkins v. Virginia * WS Atkins PLC … Wikipedia
