Atkins Grapefruit Diet

If you are reading about the Atkins-Grapefruit diet you are probably wondering how these two diets can go together. And you are right, they cannot! For any one who understands the principals of the high protein low carbohydrate diet such as Atkins, and the Grapefruit diet plan which is based on the consumption of large quantities of grapefruits full of carbs, combining these two diets is nonsense.

There is no mention of this diet on the official Atkins diet site and the origin of the Atkins-grapefruit diet is unknown. This is the diet that is cashing in on the popularity of the Atkins protein diet and Grapefruit diet.


Atkins Grapefruit diet guidelines include eating grapefruit, drinking its juice or taking grapefruit capsules before or with each meal. Also lean meats (good source of protein), leafy greens and good fats. Sounds good, but have a look at Atkins diet foods to eat list – induction phase:

What is missing? Fruit! No fruit – no fruit juice is allowed!…not even a grapefruit!

Bottom line: A grapefruit tastes good, the calories in grapefruit are low; it can be incorporated in any calorie restriction diet. But the Atkins diet does not count calories it counts carbs!

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