Atkins diet?

Question

If you've been on the atkins diet for while...can it or will it stop your periods? thanks!

he was an old man...they all die when they get old....regardless of what its cause is

Atkins died last April at age 72 after being injured in a fall on an icy street

Trager said the weight was added between his accident and his death, and in fact Atkins weighed less than 200 pounds at the time he was injured

so he didnt die becauase of his weight....

Answer 1

Atkins didn't die from his diet.

The Aktins will work to take weight off, but no one can live that way (minus all carbs). At that point, most people gain all of the weight back since they haven't learned how to eat properly, or haven't found a good exercise routine. The effect is akin to the diet pills (stop it and the weight comes back).

I have never heard of it stopping your periods. However, if you don't eat enough then your periods will stop. And, if you're an exercise freak (probably you're not) then it will stop for that reason too.

And, there is always the PG possibility..... If your periods have stopped, and you're "mysteriously" gaining weight... yeah, I'd be wondering....

Answer 2

Any diet to extreme can stop your periods, Atkins is unhealthy and there has been discussion that Dr.Atkins died from his own diet or complications from it. If your periods are gone to long you can become anemic. That alone can cause more health problems

Answer 3

any change in diet (including Atkins) can cause irregular periods and even cause them to stop of a while until the body adjusts

Answer 4

Yeah of course it can, you're not eating regular foods, you're basically eating no carbs and all protein, that's not good, the guy who invented the diet, he died from it coz the diet made him really fat, eating protein all the time is gonna put alot of fat in your body, but if you're stupid enough to start, there's not much chance you'll be smart enough to stop.