[Dana113]

I agree that the weirdest thing about these dieting debates is how ANGRY the low carb people get at the mention of Atkins. Lowcarb eating has become some kind of religion to some people and I find this bizarre. If they want to follow low-fat diets, mazel tov. But why are they so threatened when others have more success with high protein diets?

It is a mystery to me, but to my astonishment I often encounter the same type of hostility about the diet that I have here tonight. People are ANGRY that there is a diet that directly contradicts what they have been taught. And they are often low fat fanatics, who, presented with the facts, just get angrier and hostile. The bottom line is that there are many diets out there and low fat is not the be-all and end-all that folks claim.

[Dianna]

I find these threads to be totally frustrating.

NOW HEAR THIS!! People are DIFFERENT. People have different body types, hormone levels, stress levels, activity levels. Some people have insulin problems, some people have digestive problems and some people have heart problems.

Isn't it possible that people, as different as they are, may not require the same diet to be healthy?

So, if low fat works for you, great! If low carb works for you, outstanding! Maybe you can eat anything you want as long as you exercise 30 minutes per day, wonderful!

Geez people, someone might think y'all are angling for a Nobel prize in being "more right" than anyone else.