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An email from Atkins Nutritionals about this matter..borrowed from another board:
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**** Thank you for your inquiry. Yes, controlling carbohydrate intake is appropriate for adolescents and children over the age of 12. (Younger children should follow the program only under the advice and supervision of a physician.) There are, however, certain things parents should be aware of when a teenager controls carb intake without expert supervision.
· Although appetite might be decreased, adolescents should be encouraged not to skip meals. · Like adults, adolescents should consume at least eight glasses of water per day. If your child become constipated, add fiber, i.e., 2 tablespoons of wheat bran, to his or her diet.
· Adolescents should take a multivitamin and mineral supplement while restricting carbohydrates
Recent research at Schneider Children’s Hospital in New Hyde Park, N.Y., confirms the effectiveness of a controlled carbohydrate program for teens. Marc S. Jacobson, M.D., lead researcher and director of the Center for Atherosclerosis Prevention at New York Hospital, reported that 22 adolescents consuming a high-protein, high-fat carbohydrate-restricted diet were more successful at losing weight than those consuming a low-fat, high-carbohydrate one. The teens who restricted their carb intake also had improved cardiovascular risk factors and other clinical health markers.
Participants were 12- to 18-years-old and 20 to 100 pounds overweight. Those eating a high-protein diet lost 19 pounds in 12 weeks, while the low-fat group lost less than half that amount, 8.5 pounds. The research showed that the high-protein group also showed a greater decrease in overall cholesterol levels, with triglycerides dropping 33 percent as compared to a 17 percent drop for the low-fat group. Kidney and liver functions were unaffected by the high-protein, high-fat diet. The high-protein group ate 66 percent more calories than the low-fat group (1,830 calories vs. 1,100 calories per day). After three months on a weight-loss regimen, the participants followed a dietary maintenance program that included additional carbohydrates. Nutritionist Nancy Copperman, M.S., R.D., who designed both diets, says that six to 12 months later, most of the high-protein, controlled-carbohydrate dieters had maintained their weight loss.
We trust you will find this information helpful. If you have additional questions regarding the Atkins Nutritional Approach, please feel free to e-mail us again, or contact our Atkins Information Agents by phone at 1-800-6-ATKINS from 9am to 5pm EST. If you would like to place an order, our Ordering Department is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and on line for your convenience. If you are calling from outside the U.S. and Canada, please reach us at 1-800-757-5324
The instructions and advice presented in this email are in no way intended as medical advice or as a substitute for medical counseling. The information should be used in conjunction with the guidance and care of your physician. Consult your physician before beginning this program as you would any weight-loss or weight-maintenance program. Your physician should be aware of all medical conditions that you may have, as well as any medication and supplements you are taking. Those of you on diuretics or diabetes medication should proceed only under a doctor's supervision. As with any plan, the weight-loss phases of this nutritional plan should not be used by patients on dialysis or by pregnant or nursing women.
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