Graphic Queen wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 18:03:56 GMT, Charlene Charette
> wrote:
>
> >Peter Aitken wrote:
> >
> >> 2) There are quite a few controlled medical studies that show that
the
> >> Atkins diet does not have adverse effects on health.
> >
> >Not an attack; just curious to read what's available. Can you point
me
> >to any long-term studies? The ones I've seen compared various diets
and
> >lasted about 6 months; after 6 months there were no longer a
statiscally
> >signifiant number of participants doing any of the diets.
> >
> >
> >> 3) Hundreds of thousands of people have done the diet and lost
weight while
> >> improving their blood chemistry.
> >
> >Well, just losing weight will improve the blood chemistry of many
> >people. If people can healthfully lose weight and keep it off, more
> >power to 'em.
> >
> >--Charlene
>
> But not all. I am one of those people who is overweight and have been
> on and off most of my life but after cancer treatments the weight
> stayed with more piled on top of it. During all of my life and now my
> blood work has always been in good shape. My cholesterol has been and
> still is in the 150 range and my blood pressure has and is steady and
> in good shape.
Losing weight is healthy no matter HOW you get there. My wife
religiously reminds me of this.