Joseph Michael Bay wrote:

> Dana Carpender > writes:
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>>mdginzo wrote:
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>>>>If the diet is followed correctly, it is NOT high protein. Here's >an
>>>>example, imagining a typical American overweight person and >what may be
>>>>a typical meal:
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>>>Even done right, with the Atkins diet you still have to worry about
>>>testing your Ketone level and have to take a handful of vitamins every
>>>day. That alone should send bells and whistles blowing.
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>>Do you think vegetarianism is a dangerous fad diet? You know, the need
>>for B12 supplements and all.
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> Maybe for vegans. But even so, it's probably because they're
> not drinking real beer. A pity, really.
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> Probably any diet could benefit from *some* kind of supplementation --
> minerals that are found in one region might be absent from another,
> and it's just not practical to export all food everywhere, not to
> mention that some people just won't eat, say, Italian broccoli rabe,
> no matter how much yttrium it has.
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> (That's a made up example, by the way. I'm pretty sure nobody
> needs yttrium in their diet. I just like saying "yttrium").


You might. I remember reading somewhere that getting teeny amounts of
the "rare earths" (whichever minerals those might be) seemed to improve
health and extend lifespan, but I've completely spaced where I got that
from, or any details. Still, might be that getting 0.001mcg of yttrium
a day is a good idea. Who knows?

Dana