Originally Posted By midnightsun03
Calories are calories. There's nothing magical about protein calories that makes them less fattening than carb or fat calories. It is just that proteins and fats take longer to digest so the body feels satiated longer than it does on carbs, so you eat fewer calories overall. ...


I've never seen any study that showed the Atkins diet resulted in weight loss due to less calories consumed. My understanding is that the Atkins diet works because it forces the body into a state of Ketosis were the body gets its energy from stored fat instead of consumed food. So, again I say it is not universally true that calories are calories. The metabolic function of your body plays a role.


Edited by BZH (10/04/11 11:48 AM)