In article >,
Dana Carpender > wrote:

> Shuurai wrote:
> > Dana Carpender wrote:
> >
> >>Lord Hatred wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> You seem to think this is an "Either/Or" argument.
> >>
> >>
> >>I am arguing with the various statements that Atkins (and, I assume, low
> >>carbohydrate nutrition in general) is a "scam", and that people are
> >>"idiots" to think it works.
> >
> >
> > Not a scam - just an overreaction.
>
> Trust me, it was a big, big shock to discover that my body runs far
> better on red meat than it ever did on brown rice. A strong reaction to
> that sort of revelation, multiplied by millions, was inevitable.
>
> Dana
> >

My take on the whole reason why low-carb works (and an explanation for
why some cultures don't have an obesity epidemic, despite eating carbs)
is that it is not that humans aren't adapted to carbs, it's that an
overdose of any substance can cause an allergic reaction, and there is a
connection between allergy and addiction. Rice, pasta, bread in
moderate portions (like Italy, China, France)= usually no weight
problem. Lots of HFC's, fruit juices, candy, twinkies, junkfood etc
(Like America and Great Britain)= overdose of carbs and a potentially
lifelong addiction to them.