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 — 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{™} — 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, butter, etc. People who… … Universalium
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
