I tried Atkins - it worked, but I hated it. My cholesterol level went
up also.
I'm back to being 90% vegetarian
Michael Redler wrote:
John,
I'm certainly not an expert. However, your comments are forcing
me to ask whether people actually experienced results with Atkins or if
this is an extremely well conducted campaign of misinformation.
What about the Peter Jennings report and the movie "supersize
me" (for example). Is the fast food link to obesity more closely
related to the stuff around the meat (i.e. the bun, etc.)?
Either way, I'm not a candidate for the Atkins diet simply
because of my colesterol level.
Michael
Redler wrote:
> I don't totally disagree but, compared to what? Atkins has made it
abundantly clear to the public in the US that refined carbohydrates are
one of the most threatening foods to someone fighting obesity. However,
Atkins was a quack.
Very low carbohydrate ketogenic diets may certainly help some people
lose weight, but the Aktins approach has some serious problems, most
notably, the exacerbation of atherogenic dyslipidemia in some subjects.
Some TinFoilHat types have suggested his family refused an autopsy and
had his body cremated to destroy any evidence in cardiovascular disease.
Certainly, there is real science behind VLCK diets, but the claims
advanced by Atkins were more about selling books and merchandise than
improving diets and fighting obesity.
But also be aware that some of the skeptics greatly overstate their case
too.
For example, atkinsexposed.com claim a 2003 review of Atkins "theories"
in JACN concluded:
> "When properly evaluated, the theories and arguments of popular low
> carbohydrate diet books... rely on poorly controlled,
> non-peer-reviewed studies, anecdotes and non-science rhetoric. This
> review illustrates the complexity of nutrition misinformation
> perpetrated by some popular press diet books. A closer look at the
> science behind the claims made for [these books] reveals nothing
more
> than a modern twist on an antique food fad."
Now here's the interesting part - compare that quote to the original
from http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/full/22/1/9
> When properly evaluated, the theories and arguments of popular low
carbohydrate diet books like the Zone rely on poorly controlled,
non-peer-reviewed studies, anecdotes and non-science rhetoric. This
review illustrates the complexity of nutrition misinformation
perpetrated by some popular press diet books. A closer look at the
science behind the claims made for the Zone Diet reveals nothing more
> than a modern twist on an antique food fad.
Talk about misrepresentation by selective quotation!
Still, I'd be very very skeptical of any claims made by Aktins,
Mercola,
Ornish, Sears, and others who want to sell you a book.
jh
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John E Hayes, M.S.
Instructor, Dietetics Program, DIET 203 / DIET 215
Doctoral Student, Nutritional Sciences
University of Connecticut - 326 Koons Hall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] / 860.486.0007
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