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Is it true that on the Adkins diet a person usually gets very bad breath? ?
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Irish Rose asked:
I’m thinking of trying Adkins, but I heard that it causes extreme halitosis. Does anyone have any experience with this?
Rapid Cure for Bad Breath
I’m thinking of trying Adkins, but I heard that it causes extreme halitosis. Does anyone have any experience with this?
Rapid Cure for Bad Breath
June 12th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
It is Atkins and it is ketosis.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:23 am
yes!! that’s the worst part of the diet. ketones (the thing that means the diet is working… the more ketones that are emitted, the more fat you are burning) are emitted through your urine and your breath.
it’s kind of a double edged sword, the worse your breath, the more weight you are losing. but it’s cool, you can buy these ketosis strips from the drug store. you pee on them, and the darker purple you turn the litmus thingy, the better the diet is working. and you can actually see the results in front of you.
i really liked the diet. be sure to buy a paperback copy of “dr. adkins new diet revolution” it will you get you very excited about the diet. good luck!
June 17th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
yes it is, chew gum and that helps and drink a lot of water and I mean a lot.
June 20th, 2007 at 10:49 am
When you first start Atkins and go into ketosis, your body is not efficient at using ketones for energy so you shed a lot of them in your breath and urine. It causes an odor/taste that you will notice.
Once your body settles in to the new way of eating, and becomes efficient at using the ketones, this effect will disappear.