[Timesink]

...fearing a link to kidney damage.

"Fearing," of course, is a code word meaning "We don't actually have any proof that it can cause this. We just hate change."

By the way, I will post my standard disclaimer about the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine:

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a LEFT WING POLITICAL ORGANIZATION, not a medical organization.

Only about 15% of their membership are even doctors. They are strongly aligned with animal-rights activist groups, and THAT is why they are against Atkins: Because Atkins is a heavily protein-based nutritional approach, and that means LOTS OF MEAT.

[Rome2000]

From the album biohazard

Only the strong survive.
Living all these days for myself, not you.
Mind your own business, I do what I do.
All of you who like to preach all day,
Now hear what I have to say.
The smell of leather makes me high,
I feel good inside when you cry,
nor remorse is felt when you sigh,
Because skin keeps me warm and dry.
Chorus (2x)
To wear my boots, I'll take a hide
To feed my face, I'll kill with pride
In this world of survival
Those with strength will have no rival
I'll smile at you as I drive down the street
Sitting in my car with plush leather seats
Survival of the fittest and that is the beat
And I eat all of the meat
Don't get me wrong
I come from the streets
I'll tell you now it's strong over weak
You slow--you blow
and you will meet your defeat
Now you will understand
Chorus
You will understand now

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Very interesting!! Thanks for the facts.

[SamAdams76]

Not only that but these doctors have dug themselves in so deep with that "food pyramid" that they are scared of class-action lawsuits once the general public realizes that their low-fat/high-carb recipe is a national disaster.

For decades, we have been stuffing ourselves with bran muffins, bagels, pasta, breads, cereals, etc., and getting fatter year after year. And they have been preaching against the evils of meats, cheese, and eggs, etc.

It has all been a lie. In fact, I've been eating meat, cheese and eggs every day since April (along with plenty of vegetables, nuts, yogurt and a little fruit) and I've lost 70 pounds. Never in my adult life have I been able to take the weight off with those "low-fat" diets. In fact, the low-carb diet I put myself on has given me the energy to sustain a very vigourous exercise program, which has accelerated the weight loss to a large degree.

[dandelion]

Three words: Neil Barnard, Vegan. Neil Barnard, M.D., is the founder of PCRM, friend to the Animal Defense League and science advisor for PETA...

"Meat consumption is just as dangerous to public health as tobacco use. It's time we looked into holding the meat producers and fast-food outlets legally accountable."
-Neil Barnard, PETA science advisor and president of the militant Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

[bonesmccoy]

I hate to sound cynical... but the reality is that almost every medical organization is a left-wing organization.

In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics was tightly linked to Clinton Administration policies... so much so that the economic interests of monopolistic pediatricians in national leadership made it's way into the national Gore 2000 agenda.

That made younger pediatricians a bit peeved.

[Axenolith]

Spot on dude, they're against Atkins because it, according to their paradigm, doesn't "tread lightly" upon mother earth...

[skinkinthegrass]

Only about 15% of their membership are even doctors. They are strongly aligned with animal-rights activist groups, and THAT is why they are against Atkins: Because Atkins is a heavily protein-based nutritional approach, and that means LOTS OF MEAT.

<15%, Why so few medical professional?...What about medical ethics?..."Do no harm?"...I forgot, there are no ethics with PETA/ELF...only Bambi and Peter Cottontail. :|

..of course the brainless press (ABCNNBCBS) will eat this up...since science is not taught in schools like the 60s/70s...it so unP.C.

[Right Wing Professor]

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a LEFT WING POLITICAL ORGANIZATION, not a medical organization.

It also has direct links to PETA.

[Coleus]

I'm an animal lover too.

They taste delicious.

[mamelukesabre]

There is such a thing as "protein poisoning". THis occurs when one's body is attempting to metabolize protein as a source of energy while the individual's fluid intake is too low. Our bodies require huge amounts of water when metabolizing protein. It usually only occurs during times of extreme famine, but it can also happen if your diet is way heavy on meat and low on everything else. It can cause organ damage and in extreme cases, death.

Primitive people, such as american plains indians, knew that during times of drought when all the grazing animals are skin and bones, you do not eat them when they are in this condition. This is because their bodies are wasted away to the point of being pure bone, sinew, and protein. If you were starving to death and water was scarce and you ate one of these animals, you'd be lucky to live another day. You would die of protein poisoning. Instead, what they did during these times was to look around for a pregnant animal and then eat the fetus. Even when the mother is starving, the fetus would have body fat so eating the fetus would not result in protein poisoning.

[mbraynard]

Full marks, lad, full marks!