Dr. Atkins' New Personalized Weight Loss For Life System - Atkin's Answer: How It Works & Why It Works [VHS]

The weight-loss program as infomercial is Robert C. Atkins's approach to turning his diet "discovery" into an easy-to-understand video that promises "you will lose pounds and inches no matter what your age." So who wouldn't keep watching? The first video in the two-volume set, Why It Works, carefully explains the thinking behind the diet, accompanied by screens of disclaimers, testimonials by "real people," and debunking of fad diets. The "Atkins Answer" is a low-carbohydrate diet that won't cause blood sugar to rise, leading to less insulin production and the burning of stored fats. (His 14-day dietary claim: The average man will drop 14 pounds, the average woman, 8.) In part two, How It Works, Dr. Atkins helps the dieter set up the program. After participants are asked to list the foods they eat, Atkins does a great job showing just how sugar-laden carbohydrates can be before he offers a solution that's surprisingly full of foods you'd never expect to see on a dieter's plate. --Valerie J. Nelson

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