Body & Fitness

The Atkins diet can make you slim, but not healthy

Despite a slew of celebrities following the Atkins diet, research suggests that while you may lose weight, it can have a bad impact on your health.

The Atkins diet: a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet commonly used for weightloss.

Now, this celebrity-endorsed diet is under fire for promoting weightloss with no health gain.

New research out of Washington University’s School of Medicine in St. Louis asserts that while people who consume a high-protein diet may lose weight, their insulin sensitivity rate doesn’t improve. This is problematic as insulin sensitivity decreases in people who are overweight, which means that, according to The Guardian, they becomes less effective at controlling blood-sugar levels. This ultimately can lead to type-2 diabetes.

Here, we round up a slew of celebrities who have been linked to the now-controversial diet.

Jennifer Aniston, 47, has been a long-time follower of the now-controversial diet.

Sharon Osbourne, 64, famously lost more than 10kg in six week, claiming it was all down to the Atkins diet, regular exercise and family support.

Numerous reports claim Money Monster star Julia Roberts, 48, has done the Atkins diet.

The 35-year-old reality star, who is reportedly being paid to take on this diet, has always been a believer in it. Following the birth of her daughter, North, in 2013, Kim Kardashian claims her weightloss was largely down to this diet.

Between gaining weight for her role in the first Bridget Jones movie to slimming down for her role as Roxie Hart in Chicago, Renee Zellwegger, 47, has been rumoured to have been another celeb who follows the Atkins diet.

Before publicly endorsing the Weight-Watchers diet, Jessica Simpson, 36, was said to have tried the Atkins diet.

Mum-to-be Geri Halliwell, 44, was once a big Atkins diet fan.

Like best friend, Jennifer Aniston, 52-year-old Courteney Cox’s name has been closely tied to the Atkins diet.

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