(UK) Official: Atkins diet can be deadly

Guardian ^ | 09/21/03 | Jo Revill, health editor

[freekitty]

And next week, they will be saying that the Atkins diet is healthy again prevents cancer, heart attacks, etc.

[Nov3]

And next week, they will be saying that the Atkins diet is healthy again prevents cancer, heart attacks, etc.

It does.

[moo]

It is amazing to watch... I have been a locarb guy for 4 years. I invented low carb Ice Cream, Low Carb milk, and low yogurt...All the first in thier categories... Yet the food pyramid is still being held by the nutritionist establishment as the ONLY diet. http://www.lecarb.net Fred.

[randita]

ping

[randita]

My husband's cholesterol dropped from a dangerous 280 to a quite low 140 after 2 months on the Atkins diet. The doctor was amazed.

The anti-Atkins hysteria stems from the PETA, vegetarian crowd who can't stomach the thought that people who eat liberal portions of meat, especially red meat, can actually be quite healthy.

The hysteria will ratchet up as more and more people enjoy the benefits of the Atkins approach and tell their family and friends about it.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Who invented the food pyramid anyway? What are their credentials?

[JRandomFreeper]

Who invented the food pyramid anyway? What are their credentials?

The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture). They don't need no stinking credentials, they are from the government, and they are here to help us. Whether we want it or not.

/john

[moo]

I dunno who invented the pyramid. BUT the USDA adopted it. Fred.

[CindyDawg]

I invented low carb Ice Cream, Low Carb milk, and low yogurt

Al?:')

Being fat is very bad for your health too. I'm cutting carbs and losing but Atkins to strict for me. It works though.

[SauronOfMordor]

The main things dropped are wheat and sugar. You still eat veggies and fruits on Atkins. Man evolved to eat meat, eggs, fruits and veggies. Processed grain products and sugar are late additions to the diet, and are the main things cut out

[right way right]

These people are flat earthers.

I thought that title was reserved for only us conservatives.

[PLK]

This type of diet also tends to be unrealistic and dull, and not palatable enough to be tolerated for a long time.

Ya, and that low fat diet the traditional "dieticians" recommend is a real taste treat . . . NOT!!!

The low carb diet makes perfect sense and works for millions. I knew it was the thing to try for me when I remembered what my livestock farmer father fed his cattle to "fatten" them for market, and it wasn't PROTEIN or FAT!

[sd-joe]

Who are you going to believe, Guvmnt "experts" or your own stinking eyes?

[annyokie]

ping!

[Big Giant Head]

High fat? That's not the way Atkins works. It's MODERATE fats, protiens, and low carbs. That doesn't mean NO carbs.

I swear, these people don't want to read the truth, proclaim the truth, or help people at all. They are entirely bought and sold, I guess. How much $ are they getting from this study?

[Amelia]

The Food Standards Agency, which is responsible for all the Government's nutritional guidance, has published a statement alerting the public to the health risks of low-carbohydrate diets, including Atkins, claiming that they are linked to heart disease, cancer and even obesity.

And I suppose they have research to prove this?

So far I think all the research is going in Atkins' direction....

[annyokie]

Glad to learn about hubby's health. Atkins is a win-win, IMO.

[moo]

Yea, It was corn... Like corn chips, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch, as well as wheat, flour (100% wheat), most bread. Fred.

[SamAdams76]

Thanks for the ping.

Well, yet another scare-mongering article that would have one believe that a low-carb diet consists of gorging oneself with absolutely nothing but meats, eggs and cheese.

Since adopting a "normal-carb" diet (as I prefer to call it) back in April, I have dropped over 80 pounds off my body. Furthermore, I have never eaten so many vegetables and berries in my life. As well as yogurt, nuts, olive oil and other all-natural products. Yeah, I also eat meat, eggs and cheese. So what. Fact is, my health has never been better and I am at a level of fitness I have not been at since I was in my early 20s.

Here is a list of foods I gave up to go on my "normal-carb" diet: Candy, pastries, cookies, frozen foods, pies, chips, high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated vegetable oils, fried foods, fast foods, and sugar-sweetened drinks.

Is this article implying that I should start eating those foods again in order to have a "balanced" diet in line with that Kelloggs-Nabisco food pyramid?