Fad Diets (Bashing low Carb diets Alert!)

wbz4 ^ | 4-9-03

[Labyrinthos]

To lose weight and also reap the health benefits, researchers recommend a "balanced" diet rich in fruits, vegetables and complex carbohydrates, such as whole grains. And of course, don't forget regular exercise.

I wonder if any of these so-called nutrional experts have even bothered to read the Atkins book. If they had, they would realize that Dr. Atkins also advocates a well balanced diet and regular exercise. Although all kinds of carbs are absent from the initial stages of the diet, over time (as one approaches his or her goal), complex carbs are allowed back into the diet, such as nuts, bread veggies (i.e., corn, beans, zuccunni , and high fiber fruits). I lost 16 lbs. last year on Atkins and since reaching my goal weight, I have included plenty of complex carbs -- let me repeat that -- complex carbs -- in my diet.

[Taffini]

And the USDA has been putting out the wrong food pyramid for decades also.

Fruits and vegetables should be most plentiful rather than the grains.



Yes, the government pyramid made us fat.

Pasta is good for you?
White flour, water, salt and not much of anything else.

It raises your bloodsugar levels and drives you to EAT MORE.

[ricpic]

What about fungu?

[PrincessB]

I found I ate less total after about four weeks on the diet and I ate more vegetables than before I started. I could put away a 12 oz. steak, no problem. Now I generally eat 2-3 oz. of meat at one sitting. I get full after that much and feel full for longer periods of time.

I've become a firm believer that a little bit of fat, when it is not combined with sugar, is an excellent appetite suppresent.

[ko_kyi]

Well said, Labyrinthos. The harshest critics are always building a straw man to knock down.

I have never eaten as much fruit and veggies in my life.

What these critics seem to say is that we need more nutrient-free calories.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

A low carb diet is the way to go. Cut out potatoes, bread, sugar, and the pounds will slide off.

[Hildy]

I agree...where's the meat, so to say...no examples, no proof. I know so many people who have lost weight on Atkins, kept it off and their health is better. My husband and I are on it now. My husband's lost 8 pounds, although he doesn't really need to lose all that much. He's 64, looks great, works out and feels great. I've really cut back on my carbs and I'm feeling better than I've felt in years.

[Jimmyclyde]

A low carb diet is the way to go. Cut out potatoes, bread, sugar, and the pounds will slide off.

Be careful doctor, that's not what the government says.

Now go have yourself a bowl of fruit loops, toast with jelly and a baked potato....

[skeeter]

I can prove it. I am a Pyhsician. I have been on 20 grams of carbohydrates a day for about 7 weeks, I have lost 15 lbs. My Cholesterol yesterday was 150, HDL 52 and LDL was 82. Your results may vary...

Lower carb intake also lowers cholesterol? I have no weight problem & exercise regularly but still have high LDL and HDL levels.

I'm sick of oatmeal & don't want to bother with cholesterol lowering drugs.

C'mon, lay a little free advise on me doc.

[AAABEST]

The wrong alter is this:

To lose weight and also reap the health benefits, researchers recommend a "balanced" diet rich in fruits, vegetables and complex carbohydrates, such as whole grains. And of course, don't forget regular exercise.

This is 1970s garbage, being spouted by no-nothing idiots who put sacred cows before people's health. Flat earth morons.

Researchers also say it isn't the restriction of carbohydrates that leads to weight loss, but instead an overall reduction in total calories.

Absolute nonsense. I can personally attest (as can mulititudes of others) otherwise. Try having 4 egg cheese omelets for breakfast with bacon and ham, string cheese and sugar free jello for lunch and a big juicy steak with a side of iceberg lettuce smothered with blue cheese dressing for dinner, then still lose weight.

These "doctors" have an odd-ball love affair with carbs. Not only are sugars and carbs most easily turned into fat by the body (as opposed to fat or protein), they wreak havoc on your blood sugar and energy levels, especially for those who are sensitive to such.

I've been into fitness for years and diet to reduce body fat as opposed to contolling my weight. I've never had so much energy or seen such marked results on any other diet ever. These doctors that keep insisting that Atkins is dangerous without offering PROOF to back up their baseless claims are quacks with an axe to grind.

All that being said, there are things to watch for. One is you must take a good multivitamin with calcium. Another is that too much dairy could cause kidney stones in some.

[aruanan]

(Bashing low Carb diets Alert!) = "I know next to nothing about nutritional physiology."

[ko_kyi]

I have wondered about the cholesterol question since doing Atkins and having improvement in my numbers.

When your body manufactures cholesterol does it mostly make LDL or both? And does your body make more cholesterol when you eat less of it, or does it make pretty much the same amount all of the time?

[AAABEST]

I've really cut back on my carbs and I'm feeling better than I've felt in years.

There's a big factor that doesn't get much mention. Besides wieght control, your blood sugar is balanced and energy levels go way up.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Don't forget your salads, broccoli, asparagus, tangerines, etc.etc.!

[Question_Assumptions]

I can prove it. I am a Pyhsician. I have been on 20 grams of carbohydrates a day for about 7 weeks, I have lost 15 lbs. My Cholesterol yesterday was 150, HDL 52 and LDL was 82. Your results may vary...

I think the bigger problem is the idea that there are "one size fits all" diets out there. For example, a significant number of women have PCOS and a low-fat/high-carbohydrate diet can often make their problems worse. (See this article, which doesn't recommend the more extreme low-carb diets, for a decent summary of the issues involved.)

[AAABEST]

You tell 'em sinky!!!!

[ricpic]

"Nonsense. Human beings DO NOT NEED SUGAR!"

Maybe so. But without it you end up with some pretty droopy people.

[Darnright]

"The message is clear, Americans trying to lose weight by eating more protein and fat while reducing carbohydrates could, in fact, be hurting themselves."

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[Labyrinthos]

My three favorite food groups used to be beer, bread, and pasta, with veggies on the side. Although I will now occassionally have a beer or piece of bread (whole grain only), I haven't had pasta in months. Now I eat fish, poulty, cheese, eggs, beef, and bacon, with lots of spinich, beans, mushrooms, carrots, asparagus, cuc's, and just about anything green and leafy, When I feel like snacking, I eat peanuts from the shell, which provide lots of highly complex carbs, protein, and good fat.

[RaceBannon]

I lost 60 pounds last year on Atkins. I am proof.