Beef Vs. Bagels: Food Companies Take on Dr. Atkins

Reuters Science via Yahoo ^ | 3-16-03 | Carey Gillam

[Pharmboy]

What an interesting suggesting re farming. A breakthrough there would mean a kajillion bucks for the discoverer...

[big bad easter bunny]

I am a chef and unfortunately on Insulin. I eat very few carbohydrates but the truth is everybody just about eats to much period let alone refined sugars. Your body just doesn't care what you eat carbs wise it turns all of into glucose!

[chicagolady]

You Look MAAV...o...lous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Congrates!!

[Mean Daddy]

Try eBay or Atkins website www.atkinscenter.com. Their sourdough and rye is pretty good. Also look for Ketogenics brand bread. About 3-5 net carbs per slice.

[dead]

When I followed the government pyramid plan, I weighed 480 lbs. and I lived, toothless, in a rain gully by the side of the road.

Since I went on Atkins, I've lost 350 lbs., my salary has tripled, my daughter became a physicist, my son a major league shortstop, and my wife turned into Sarah Michelle Gellar.

I can't sing Atkins praises enough, with my new world-class, operatic, tenor voice.

[Pharmboy]

A big BINGO! to you, chef.

Do you take any insulin sensitizers (Glucophage, Avandia, Actos) with your insulin (I assume you are a type 2)?

[chicagolady]

go on the web look for synery low carb foods in California
their donuts are good

[Pharmboy]

...and, you've come back from the (no--I won't say it).

[Pharmboy]

Carbolite has quality stuff too (expensive, though). They're also on the web.

[July 4th]

I don't necessarily follow the Atkins diet, but I do try to keep his ideas in mind. I'm exactly the right weight for my size, but I don't have the time to exercise all that much, so I don't want to put myself in a position where I will someday need to lose weight.

I don't need that many carbs, so dinner will be a nice piece of meat or fish with a fresh salad - no side dish of pasta or potatoes. I only eat the "forbidden foods" when I know I'll be burning them off later.

[drdemars]

My whole family getting great results with Atkins's way of eating. We were all following the pyramid and commiting sugarcide slowly. This is a revolution and food producers would be wise to adjust because there is just too many good side effects to Atkins plus the weight loss. I use to need a Noon nap after lunch but no longer and have more energy than ever. Each one in the family have lost 20 or more pounds. Remeber what Atkin's says," The diet is a three legged stool, low carbs, exercise, and fat protien". Yum! Yum!

[Pharmboy]

That is an eminently rational way to do it; many people, however, are not as well "metabolically endowed" as you. For them, a more radical approach is needed (there are about 17 million type 2 diabetics in this country, the majority of them are diet-induced).

[big bad easter bunny]

I am down to only one type of insulin Lantus, it lasts 24 hours and because of my low carb diet and excersize I have eliminated 2-3 extra shots of humalog each day. I don't take any thing else. Even suppliments screw with my blood sugar. The other drugs you spoke of effect your liver to much where as just insulin is a pretty clean way to go before I get cured.

[Keith in Iowa]

It's not really a farming thing - it's a processors thing - grains, in their purest form, in proper portions, are a good thing - the more processed they are, the more they loose the good things nature put in. They need to pay attention to that.

What gripes me is the things that are advertised as 'healty' that really aren't: one HealthyChoice entre I looked at in the supeermarket has 82 grams of crabs in one serving - making 'healthy choice' rather oxymoronic.

[Pharmboy]

HA! "Sugarcide"--outstanding!

[Pharmboy]

Sounds good; the Avandia and Actos can cause liver problems, but Glucophage is better on that score and works differently. Lantus is a high-tech insulin and is a terrific product. It sounds like you have things well under control. Excellent.

[Pharmboy]

Thanks Keith. I will always listen to someone from Iowa about farming or grain processing rather than someone from my hometown (NYC).

[drdemars]

got to http://www.latortillafactory.com for 3 gram delicious tortillas.

[Lil'freeper]

Would love to find low carb breads.

I've tried a few- prepared and mixes. They all tend to be heavy on the soy flour and gluten giving them an unusual flavor and a rubbery consistency. We gave up and will simply wait until we are well established in maintainence to occassionally splurge on real whole-grain stuff.

[AAABEST]

Weight is a function of the difference in the amount of calories consumed and the amount of calories expended.

Not to be mean, but this statement is utter nonsense. You can consume many more calories than the body utilizes as your body can only absorb so many calories at one time.

Also, different types of foods are more or less easily converted into fat. Refined sugars and carbs are very easily converted into fat. Proteins and even bacon grease have a "longer way to go" for lack of a better term, before being converted to fat.

Try a low carb/low sugar diet and you'll see the light REAL quick. You body fat will reduce and your energy will go throught the roof.