Dr. Robert Atkins Dead

[E.G.C.]

Fox News just now reporting.

[meyer]

The label says 2.6. Not much less than Miller Lite. But tastes a helluva lot better. IMHO. As for effectiveness as an alcoholic beverage...its verrrry smooth thus its pretty easy to lose track of the number you've had. If you are inclined to do so. So quite effective :)

I've had infinitely better luck at keeping track of the quarters on the pool table than I've had counting Bud Lights. I may give the Ultra a try just for fun. Its always good to have a couple of brands that can be called upon when visiting unfamiliar places.

[DennisR]

What is "1 carb"? And how many calories does "1 carb" have? Are you saying that one cup of coffee or a couple of shots of espresso (black--without sugar and/or cream)--is 1 carb? I can understand if you load it down with milk/sugar/chocolate syrup/etc., but I believe black coffee is essentially zero calories.

[meyer]

Suddenly one day, I collapsed into a pool of protoplasm on the kitchen floor, and the dog licked me up for dinner.

"An apple a day keeps the canine away". You heard it here first.

[anymouse]

Hey, we get plenty of exercise - jumping to conclusions and running on with our opinions. :)

[BuckeyeForever]

Maven, that was a great post. You have a lot of insight into this diet controversy.

I became interested in the Atkins diet maybe 20 years ago, and have since read about and experimented with dozens of variations on the low carb theme. After all these years, I've come to the conclusion the Atkins induction diet is safe and effective for weight loss, and in my own case, it increases my energy. Beyond short-term weight loss, looking at longer term maintenance nutrition, I lean slightly toward non-ketogenic versions of low-carb diets, such as the so-called Neanderthal diet, Paleolithic diet, and numerous variations of those.
I think the verdict is still out on which version of the low carb diet is best, and particularly whether the long term diet should be ketogenic or not. The Atkins maintenance diet is intended to keep one "slightly" in ketosis--the other diets I mentioned are definitely low carb, but not ketogenic.
I also am interested in D'Adamo's theories about blood type and diet. Fortunately, I am type O, and according to D'Adamo, Type Os should be eating low carb diets, restricting grains severely because of their harmful lectins.
What I AM convinced of is that Dr. Robert Atkins was a true pioneer, and a courageous man, for sticking to his views in the face of a lot of flack coming from every direction of conventional medicine. I got sick of hearing for many years about how my cholesterol will soar (it is about 160, well within the acceptable range, down from 220 before the diet), my blood pressure will soar (mine dropped about 30 points on both the systolic and diastolic), so I can imagine how frustrating it must have been for Atkins to listen to the "experts" criticize him for 30 years. I am pleased to realize that at least he died knowing that millions of people have gotten their health back by virtue of his insights. Whether we ultimately come to believe that the ketogenic diet is healthy long term or not, we all owe Dr. Atkins a huge debt for his brilliant recognition that EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION of carbohydrates, particularly refined ones, has been the downfall of modern man's health.
R.I.P. Dr. Atkins. My hat is off to you.

[Maven]

What is "1 carb"?

It means 1 gram of carbohydrate.

And how many calories does "1 carb" have?

One gram of carbohydrate is about 4 calories.

Are you saying that one cup of coffee or a couple of shots of espresso (black--without sugar and/or cream)--is 1 carb? I can understand if you load it down with milk/sugar/chocolate syrup/etc., but I believe black coffee is essentially zero calories.

One cup (8 ounces) of coffee has 4.74 calories and .948 gram of carbohydrate. Two ounces (shots) of espresso have about 5.33 calories and .906 gram of carbohydrate.

You can find all this stuff out for yourself right here: The USDA National Nutrient Database

Maven

[texasbluebell]

Your post #78 is very interesting!

[Mr. Mulliner]

I was on Atkins. My kidneys exploded and my liver fell out my ass.

Other than that, how was it?

I lost 37 lbs in about 3-4 months last year and feel better than I have in almost 20 years. Best thing I ever did was to make a serious attempt at this diet and stick with it.

[Maven]

Beyond short-term weight loss, looking at longer term maintenance nutrition, I lean slightly toward non-ketogenic versions of low-carb diets, such as the so-called Neanderthal diet, Paleolithic diet, and numerous variations of those.

The Neanderthal/Paleolithic diet certainly allows for more fruit, but no dairy. If you have problems with dairy products, Neanderthal is definitely an option to look at.

There are several variations of low carb, each of which may work for different health problems. Often, people come into ASDLC (the Usenet newsgroup for low carbers) with complaints of celiac, IBS, Crohn's, etc., and I recommend they look at the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, which doesn't necessarily have to be low carb (although many SCD followers low carb as well - they call it "SCAtkins."

I also am interested in D'Adamo's theories about blood type and diet. Fortunately, I am type O, and according to D'Adamo, Type Os should be eating low carb diets, restricting grains severely because of their harmful lectins.

Low carbing has a lot of good science behind it, but I'm not so sure about the blood type stuff - it's more conjecture than science, isn't it? While many low carbers are Type Os, there are a lot who aren't, and it works for them, too.

Maven

[Balata]

I was on Atkins. My kidneys exploded and my liver fell out my ass.

So, how much weight did you lose? It worked didn't it?

[lepton]

I was on Atkins. My kidneys exploded and my liver fell out my ass.

Quit playing with your belly-button.

[texasbluebell]

Anything that takes away my pizza and beer is bad! A may stay alive longer, but I won't live!

Oh, don't mention pizza! I haven't had one slice in 2-1/2 years...

[lepton]

Replace salt with potassium.

Yeah, right. Reduce your chance of dying in a given year from a stroke, and increase the chances of dying by a whole host of other things in that same year by multiples.

There never was any real evidence that this would work...just anecdotal stuff on Brazillian Indians.

[texasbluebell]

Anybody find it ironic That Dr. Atkins croaked but Keith Richards still lives?

Keith will outlive us all.

[Praxeologue]

Hey, we get plenty of exercise - jumping to conclusions and running on with our opinions.

That's why I enjoy both exercise and freerepublic.com.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

It;s worse than that, Jim, everyone who reads this thread will die.

It's even worse than that. The people who don't read this thread will die too...

[TankerKC]

My kidneys exploded and my liver fell out my ass.

At least yours came out of an orifice. My burst through my gut.

Thanks Dr Atkins…38 pounds and counting.

[lepton]

Meats are NOT carcinogens!

Burnt meat has carcinogens though.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

And how do you work 'beer' into an Atkin's diet?

Michelob Ultra has 2.6 Grams of carbs per bottle.

On the other hand, most hard liquor has no carbs. Just avoid the sweet girly drinks.

[texasbluebell]

The Atkins Diet is also "hostile" towards beer and wine. I say hostile because while the diet in its maintenance phase allows for one glass a day of either, it's author (Atkins) is a teetolaer and recommends that alcoholic beverages not be consumed at all.

I heard him interviewed just a few months ago, and the host (maybe LK, can't remember now) asked him about drinking and he said he drank I believe it was vodka or scotch. I just can't remember more of it, but he didn't say at all that he didn't drink.