In a message dated 2/14/06 3:06:52 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] 
writes:


> Dr. Carey Reams was strongly against dieting or
> fasting for significantly overweight people, and
> against it for anyone who had been or was a smoker.

OK -- this is interesting to me.  I can see why this would be a concern for 
someone who IS a smoker, but why for someone who HAD BEEN a smoker?  For 
instance, I quit smoking twenty-five years ago -- why would dieting or fasting 
be a 
concern?     MA