This is the first stage in the Atkins diet program and also the most important stage of all. This is the time when rapid decrease in the intake of sugar and carbohydrates is introduced to induce the body into a state of rapid fat burning referred to as the ketosis. This would create a shift form the normal burning of carbohydrate and sugar to produce energy to the rapid burning of fat in the body as the alternative form of energy.

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