Difference between keto diet and Atkins diet
Both of them are low carb high fat diets that lead to ketosis because of carbs restriction but they are different in that:
- The Atkins diet is more comfortable and easier to get used to quickly as it offers a wider variety of food available in the Atkins meal plans.
- the Atkins dietis also higher in protein content in comparison to the keto diet.
- The Atkins diet mandates Low carbs only in the induction phase, it gradually increases the carbs content throughout the different stages unlike the keto diet which stays on the same low carb level till the end.
- You don’t need to monitor your ketone body levels in the Atkins diet.
- And the Atkins diet leads to kidney stone formation less frequently compared to the keto diet.
- The Atkins diet is more sustainable and easier to follow and stick to than the keto diet.
