"Krusty" > wrote in message .. .
> "Carmen" > wrote
>> Hi Dana. Carmen here, one of the old-timers in ASDL-C. Wanted to take
>> a moment to say that this sort of quasi-cultist "all-or-nothing" thread
>> is what helped get Atkins tagged as a fad. It helped it appeal to the
>> "quick fix" crowd, and we saw them swell this newsgroup to amazing
>> traffic flow stats. As you can see now, ASDL-C is getting a mere
>> trickle of posts nowadays, and most old-timers have quietly faded away.
>> I pop my head in every once in a while, but it gets old seeing the
>> same rigidity exhibiting itself. For those of us who've adapted to a
>> low carb diet for the longterm it's usually for health reasons, and we
>> end up learning that the "carbs are evil" mantra that got us started
>> isn't quite true. For people with functional endocrine systems, who
>> live healthy lifestyles and eat an overall healthy diet carbs are no
>> big deal, just more fuel for the furnace. For diabetics carbs are a
>> firewalk, you find out what your body likes and functions well on - for
>> me it's things like lentils and AllBran w/Extra Fiber - and let it have
>> those carbs.
>>
>> When you go down the path of "people shouldn't eat carbs" and then
>> start trying to justify it by cherry-picking data (and you have been,
>> I've been watching the thread) it doesn't help legitimize low-carb as
>> an option for those who need it. It just makes low carb (and by
>> extension low carbers) look whacked-out.
>>
>> Carmen
>
> What a fantastic post.
>
>


IAWTP. Before I read your reply Krusty, I was thinking "that's the most succinct and logical post I've seen in RSPW for awhile."