I can hear the NG thugs rumbling now....


> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 11 May 2004 16:11:42 -0400, "Virginia Tadrzynski"
> > wrote:
>
> >Last go round was the diet to end high cholesterol which meant eating
what
> >is now so bad for you and dropping all the things that you can now
devour.
> >
> >I saw this posted somewhere and liked the idea.
> >
> >My idea of a perfect NO CARB diet:
> >
> >No Cheney
> >No Ashcroft
> >No Rumsfeld
> >No Bush
> >
> >And definitely omit the Rice.
> >
>
>
> Things to think about before staying on the Atkins diet for very long
> From http://suewidemark.netfirms.com/atkinsgeninfo.htm
>
>
> 1. The Atkins plan encourages people to restrict the foods which have
> been proven to (significantly) cut the risks of cancer (like veggies
> and fruits) but has no restriction on the foods which have been proven
> in over 3500 studies to risk cancer risks.
>
>
> 2. Cholesterol is how your body absorbs fat. The reason we have too
> much of it, is either more saturated fat than our bodies can use or
> TRANSFAT which combines with cholesterol but then the body cannot use
> it so it stays in the bloodstream and clogs up the blood. The Atkins
> plan does NOT limit trans fatty acids nor does it limit saturated fat
> (although they suggest it might be good to somewhat limit fatty
> foods).
>
> 3. Your brain requires over 200 g of carbohydrates to function
> normally. The atkins plan only allows you 30-60 g of carbohydrates.
> (Dr Phil)
>
>
> 4. Every cardiologist I've ever talked to has SEVERAL Patients on the
> Atkins diet whose cholesterol is so high that they've HAD to prescribe
> the statin drugs (cholesterol lowering drugs) for these patients.
>
>
> 5. A group of physicians have put out a warning against the Atkins
> diet to other physicians explaining that if they encourage their
> patients to embark on the Atkins Plan, they might be in danger of
> lawsuit. Everyone should read the medical repercussions of the Atkins
> Plan before embarking on this diet.
>
>
> http://atkinsdietalert.org/
>
>
>
> 6. The heart assn, the ADA and the CSPI have all written EXTENSIVELY
> of the health hazards of the Atkins diet.
>
>
> (article on heart assn website)
>
> http://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11103
>
>
> 7. The CSPI (and many others) wrote that the main reason people lose
> weight on the Atkins Plan is because they tend to consume less
> calories. The CSPI also wrote that the reason more people don't get
> ill from the Atkins Plan is because most people cannot stay on this
> plan for long periods of time.
>
> http://www.cspinet.org/nah/11_02/bigfatlies.pdf
>
>
> 8. The Atkins high protein/high fat plan was shown to decrease blood
> flow to the heart by as much as 40 percent in an independent study
> (not financed by the Atkins Corp). Of course this study was NOT
> carried by the popular media. [1]
>
>
> 9. High Protein diets are hard on the kidneys - also some studies have
> shown that the Atkins diet may raise the risk of kidney stones.
> Finally the kidneys must remove the ketone bodies from the blood -
> this again overworks them and can cause kidney damage.
>
>
> 10. A survey run by the Chicago Sun Times of 100 dieticians and
> nutritionists rated the Atkins diet as the least effective way to lose
> weight. NONE of those polled had ever seen a long term success on the
> Atkins plan. The lowest rating possible was 5. Weight Watchers
> received a 20. The Atkins Plan received a 7.5.
>
>
> http://www.suntimes.com/special_sections/fat/day2.html
>
>
> 11. Higher protein requires more calcium or it poses a risk of
> osteoporosis to the bones. Most people on high protein diets do not
> consume products providing goodly amounts of calcium because these
> products are also "high in carbs".
>
>
> 12. Robert Atkins had a serious heart condition - which he claimed
> had, (of course) nothing to do with his diet.
>
>
> 13. The Atkins diet is big business. The Atkins corporation continues
> to grow with its own line of foods and recently has partnered with the
> restaurant chain, "TGIF" to offer foods which are Atkins-friendly. The
> sell on the Atkins Plan is definitely a hard sell in the popular media
> which tells the story so differently from what the medical data
> states.
>
> The bottom line is the Atkins Plan offers us the ability to eat
> unlimited amounts of an American favorite, high fat foods, gives us an
> excuse to restrict foods most of us don't especially enjoy i.e.
> veggies and fruit and with all of this, STILL lose weight. What
> American wouldn't find that very enticing (and perhaps ignor the
> medical warnings about it). It, in fact, seems almost too good to be
> true. And maybe it is... too good to be true.
>
>
>
> references:
>
> [1] Fleming RM. The effect of high-protein diets on coronary blood
> flow. Angiology 2000;51(10):817-826.
>
>