Dr. Atkins and I debated each other many times before he died, and we agreed that Americans eat too many simple carbs, the "bad carbs," and these are things like --  -- sugar, white flour, white rice, alcohol. And you get a double whammy: you get all these calories that don’t fill you up because you’ve removed the fiber, and they get absorbed quickly so your blood sugar zooms up.
Dr. Atkins si cu mine am dezbatut de multe ori inainte sa moara, si am fost de acord ca americanii mananca prea multi carbohidrati simpli, ,,carbohidrati rai'', cum ar fi  zaharul, faina alba, orezul alb, alcoolul, iar impactul negativ este dublu: ingerezi toate aceste calorii care nu te satura, pentru ca ai inlaturat fibrele, ele sunt absorbite rapid in sange, iar nivelul zaharului creste instantaneu.