- Wife-beating in moderation? How about murdering innocent people in moderation?
I'm not sure what you like to do for exercise, but I prefer a brisk walk or a nice bike ride. ;-)
Posted on 08/03/2005 7:10:46 AM PDT by summer
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- More dieters are ditching carb counts and biting into baguettes with gusto these days. ...
This week's bankruptcy filing by the late Dr. Robert C. Atkins' old company provide fresh evidence of the low-carb diet's demise, a downward spiral that began early last year. But no single new diet has filled the void.
Observers say the only sure thing -- given the boom-and-bust nature of weight-loss trends -- is that something will pop up eventually.
''There isn't one single strong contender,'' said Anne M. Russell, editor-in-chief of Shape magazine. ''If you look at what the single largest trend is, it's weight gain.''
Chapter 11 filings by Atkins Nutritionals Inc. on Monday came about a year and a half after books like ''The Atkins Essentials'' rode the best seller charts, bread makers were back on their heels and Burger King introduced a Whopper without a bun.
But Atkins has been in decline since February 2004, said Harry Balzer, a food industry analyst at market researcher NPD Group. Balzer claims Atkins was one of those demanding diets that simply ran its course, going from fad to fade like so many others before it, including the Scarsdale and the cabbage soup diets.
How far and how fast did Atkins fall? By September 2004, surplus low-carb products were being shipped to food banks in Appalachia....
Ruth Kava, director of nutrition for the American Council on Science and Health, figures it might be something like a high-protein diet.
''Somebody will come up with something new,'' she said. ''There's a lot of creativity out there in Diet World."
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I'm not sure what you like to do for exercise, but I prefer a brisk walk or a nice bike ride. ;-)
I think probably it just depends on the individual person. I actually was very interested in the Neanderthin diet, but I could not stay on it, it was way too restrictive....
susie
Those ingredients listed are big, big no-nos for anyone ever expecing to keep their insulin blood sugars under control, or the general public at large, for that matter.
Actually, my father was placed on a low-carb, low-fat diet by his cardiologist after his heart attack in 1990. I've been low-carbing and my LDLs and triglycerides have gone down, as well as my weight. The tough part for low-carb dieters is that so many of our favorite foods are high carb....pizza and tacos, in my case. By using soy flour (an idea I got from a cookbook written by George Stella, who lost 270 pounds on low-carb/low-fat), I've been able to settle my pizza cravings and Mexican cravings. If things progress the way I want them to, between the low carb and the exercise, I might be able to rejoin the Air Force and not just comment on the War, but actually be able to do something in it (my own version of "Put up or shut up.").
oh boy...where do I start...first of all, working in healthcare, doctors recommend Atkins highly for heart patients, diabetics, and patients with high blood pressure. There are at least 50 pages of medical references from doctors who recommend Atkins. You rid your body of sugar and you burn fat...which kills.
Count me in with the believers. I don't believe low-carb dieting is dangerous. I DO BELIEVE THAT OBESITY IS DANGEROUS. I have found low-carb dieting to be extremely effective at weight loss, and the easiest to stay on. Most nay-sayers are overweight people that have sour-grapes over those aquaintences that have been successful low-carbing. It somehow makes them feel better about themselves believing that their thin friends are "damaging" their health.
Thank goodness for Splenda though. He is able to eat frozen snacks that are made with Splenda without exceeding the number of carbs he's allowed.
LOL...I don't walk for exercise because of the high risk of being bitten by a dog. Also, riding bikes scares me because of the high risk of being hit by an automobile.
I dunno. When I see Ted Kennedy the Hyannisport Orca, 75 years old and always seeming to find whale rider women, you have to remember that genetics, no matter what you consume seems to be the number one predictor of one's health through a our lives.
>>>First, the Atkins diet is still as popular as it ever was.
From another article on the bankruptcy
Like other diet fads, Atkins and the low-carb craze could not be sustained. NPD said the fad peaked early last year, when about 9 percent of the population reported adhering to a low-carb intake. By the end of last year, less than 4 percent claimed to follow the diet, the firm said.
"calories burned > calories consumed = weight loss."
Animals on a calorie-restricted diet live surprisingly LONGER, too.
American packaged and deli food has a LOT of sugars hidden in it. It is not listed as the first ingredient, but if you keep on reading, the corn sweetener, etc., really adds up. Try getting completely off sugar for a while, and then you can really notice the feeling when you eat something that has it somewhere in there.
Paul C. Bragg's booklet "The Toxicless Diet" is quite an effective method, also outlined in his other booklets. He is the fellow who "started" Jack LaLane, and was Douglas Fairbanks SR.'s personal trainer. His books do not recommend potions (other than raw apple cider vinegar), pills, extreme diets...but rather what people and animals have done throughout history, to be healthy and fit, especially when already sick...: eat simple, natural foods, drink pure water, get enough good sleep, exercise, regular water-fasting, and keep a positive, wholesome attitude and philosophy.
For a short while there was a lot of low carb products available and it was great. But all of a sudden all the stores just stopped stocking them.
Atkins works good, but it takes a while to get used to avoiding sugar and starch. The trouble is that once you treat yourself to some sugar, you have to get used to not having it all over again.
Atkins is probably not a realistic full time option in our society and culture, but I continue to think it a great way to lose weight quickly. After that, reasonable eating habits and exercise should suffice for most of us to keep the weight off.
True, but I think if that philosophy were taught from childhood, we could probably eliminate the problem of obesity within a couple generations. Living in a land of plenty is both a blessing and a curse. We Americans like to indulge because there is so much of everything. Just look at who hangs out at Old Country Buffet.
Geez, here we go again with the "but Dr. Atkins was fat" war cry. How many other doctors are over the 150 pound mark? The fact is, Atkins died from falling and striking his head on a slippery sidewalk rather than from a heart attack or diabetes.
Mr. M is a diabetic and has high blood pressure. When he sticks to low carbing his numbers are excellent and his doctor lowers or takes him off his meds, but as someone above said we Americans want our fast foods and sugar. He refuses to stay on the diet and the medical problems are back. We know exactly the yo-yo effect is related to carbs and weight.
I would guess that they are probably beneficial, if done properly (plenty of fish and fresh vegetables).
High carb diets, on the other hand, we know are harmful.
What an interesting idea! I drink dry reds, for the heart benefits, but have had trouble getting used to the dryness. Before that I was a Manischewitz kinda guy. I'll have to try that.
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