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To: Senator Pardek
The only dietary advice I gave was to lower fat intake (not eliminate it - make it 20% of one's caloric intake). That's a far cry from Atkins.

Your body needs a lot more than 20% of it's caloric intake of fat to function effectively. That would make most people sick, not to mention create a deficiency in the fat soluable vitamins, A,D, E, and K, essential fatty acids, B12 and carnitine. Talk about bringing your health - and metabolism - to a screeching halt! Not even the American Heart Association recommends a diet that dangerously low in fat. Your body NEEDS fat, it does not need that bread and pie that you so love.

64 posted on 07/05/2002 7:22:33 PM PDT by Dana113
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To: Dana113
20% is fine, because the person who weight trains and excercises takes in a lot of calories to begin with.

Since you are quoting the AHA, here's what they have to say about your gameplan.

BTW - I'm still waiting for you guys to find one pro athlete who follows your diet - LOL!

73 posted on 07/05/2002 7:33:55 PM PDT by Senator Pardek
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