Posted on 01/13/2004 12:11:30 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Not quite right. You should eat until your appetite is sated. I eat three eggs in the morning (6 a.m.) with a couple of slices of roast beef and I'm good 'til noon. A low-carb bar for lunch and I'm good 'til dinner. One benefit of a high protein diet is that it satisfies your hunger for long periods of time, so you tend not to eat as much.
Atkins just makes sense. The low-fat fad that has been strong for 20 years meant they eliminated taste and had to replace it with sugar. Its no wonder everyone is over weight.
Yup. They're still pushing it, as is the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association. What's the highest risk factor for heart disease? Obesity. Duh!
The Heart Association website lists obesity, blood pressure, and cholesterol as the greatest risk factors for heart disease that are within a person's control. Atkins works far better than low fat diets in reducing these risks.
Our standardized Catholic homeschool curriculum even contains the freakin' food pyramid. It looks like our kids might fail that lesson. Oh well...
I just read (in yesterday's L.A. Times) a new study yesterday about the Amish diet and their health levels. This group of Amish they studied were ones that farmed and did traditional tasks (apparently some Amish have become more sedentary). The interesting thing was that there was absolutely zero obesity among these people, even though they eat lots of meats, carbs, fats, and sugars. They love their pies and cakes. Not one person was obese. They were given pedometers and followed around, and the answer became clear: they do so much physical work in a day that all their calories from food are taken care of.
I am thinking that moderation might be more of a key to weight loss than doing away with carbs. While it is true that unhealthy carbs are indeed causing America's obesity problem, I no longer believe that all grains are evil. Even sugar is probably OK if it's eaten as a treat after a meal and not mainlined like soda drinkers do now.
Stealing directly from The Simpsons episode where Lisa becomes a vegetarian. Tsk tsk tsk. That is telling in and of itself.
That said, this article is the literary equivalent of high-fructose corn syrup. Empty calories with no nutritive content whatsoever.
Now, these same nutritionists are under fire for creating a nation of the obese and the diabetic--they must hunker down.
I'd be more worried about a cement-onin crash... especially when it's icy.
Well, not obese, maybe...but to a one the females have a rather dumpy shape, no waistline. Even the younger women. Just my own anecdotal observation--I think it has to do with the "seven sweets" added to the table.
And I used to be very fond of Amish-style country food.
Of course. I used a little artistic license to show that I had to monitor the lettuce. Which I've pretty much stopped doing.
It's also true that the appetite decreases while on this plan. I'm just not as hungry. Case in point: I bought a single-serving small bag of the Atkins brand Crunchers. They're supposed to be sort of like potatoe chips, and the whole bag has 4 net carbs.
Anyhow, they are substantial enough to serve as crackers. So take about three chips, load a little tuna salad or cheeseball on them, and I'm satisfied. Makes a great snack.
If someone had told me that a single-serving size of chips would last me a week, I'd have laughed in their face.
Yup. I never would have believed that I could go through a day without being constantly hungry (and tired, and light-headed after meals). But to think of what I used to eat! Breakfast: two bowls of rice cereal with honey and milk. Lunch: A pretzel and a Coke! I got my USRDA 300g's of carbohydrates right there, and I hadn't had dinner yet.
Insane is right. I don't do that many carbs in 10 days, let alone one day.
BUMP
Red meat is fine. It's like most anything - some is fine, too much is bad.
In a way, yes. Weight loss is basic - "x" calories are required to keep your weight. Eat more than "x" and you gain, eat less and you lose weight. No matter what you eat -it is the calories that are responsible.
Then, we'll be seeing the lawsuits because some idiots croak from topping a plateful of hamburger with melted butter and heavy cream or whatever.
That's the worry. How is this diet going to adversely affect people's health? I shudder to think of the consequences and of course, the lawsuits.
In the studies that have been done, it was first noticed that follow-ups on the drop-outs had worse lipid profiles at the end of their dieting than at the beginning. Those that maintained the diet showed a trend to have their lipids rise back up towards pre-diet levels. However, the studies did not last long enough to see if they kept rising.
Unfortunately, high fat diets eventually increase cholesterol, especially LDL.
change of appellation from "adult-onset diabetes" to "type-II diabetes."
The change has gone even further. Now it is NonInsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM). Ultimately, it is more accurate than adult onset as some adults developed the panreatic failure and some children developed the insulin resistance.
True, more children develop it but the cause is questionable. Yes, decreased activity is part of it and so is the high calorie diets.
I am thinking that moderation might be more of a key to weight loss than doing away with carbs.
Bingo! That is the best way to diet.
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