The Atkins Diet - Fad or Fab?

(Woman's World, 2018)  ( Department of Health, 2015) Dietary Guidelines . While the Atkins Diet is based heavily around vegetables and meats, which contain many essential nutrients, for example, the daily recommended calcium intake, and an adequate amount of thiamine, folate, vitamin C, magnesium, iron, vitamin D, vitamin E. Participants of this diet often struggle to reach the adequate amounts of nutrients outlined in the ‘Australian Dietary Requirement’s, therefore it is suggested that a multivitamin or multimineral supplement is taken, to reach the daily nutritional requirements.  Although an individual’s iron levels will increase due to the additional intake from meat, fish and legumes. The Australian Dietary Guidelines, specifically guideline 2 promotes “Enjoy[ing] a wide variety of nutritious foods from these five groups every day” (Department of Health, 2015). The Atkins diet is not wholly in line with this, as individuals’ food choices become qu

Pros and Cons of the Atkins Diet  There are many health benefits to this diet, a lthough the Atkins Diet also has its limitations: (healthline.com, 2005-2019)