On the discussion of the Atkins diet I would like to add the fact that people on this diet for a long period of time have a high risk of developing Kidney dissease according to studies done on people on the Atkins diet. The diet also can damage the liver. Heart disease is also a factor. I did a work shop for people with diabetes. What I found out when researching material about diabetes is that animal source saturated fat is one of the leading causes of type 2 diabetes. Foods that are high in fiber such as unproceesed vegetables, seeds, nuts and beans are the healthy way of preventing many diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Many people talk about carbohydrates with out realizing that there are 2 types of carbohydrates. simple carbohydrates such as sweateners are the bad foods but complex carbohydrates are the healthiest foods on the planet; they includes fresh unrefined vegetables. Of course local organically grown is the very best.
Terry Dyck >From: Ken Dunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] atkins >Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:59:15 -0400 > >On 10/6/05, Chris lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > No problem, there was a scientific study done on the Atkins diet in the >UK > > early this year, weight, blood pressure and cholesterol tested every day >and > > food consumption monitored. It seems people on that diet just do not eat >as > > many calories as people eating carbs. They even had the test subjects >locked > > in an air chamber monitoring the amount of waste gas being produced to >work > > out energy lost in gas production and oily stools. But they did not >expect > > the lower cholesterol levels and could not explain how the dropped. They > > thought that fresh cooked meat was better for you than processed and the >oil > > used in cooking should only be used once and then dumped. Chris. > > > >Sounds like this particular study was comparing apples to oranges but, >I might be reading something into it. However, it does certainly >sounds by your description that the study compared an Atkins diet of >fresh meats to an omniverous diet of processed foods. No doubt, a >diet of refined carbohydrates is not a good diet. However, locally >grown, organic whole grains are invaluable in many peoples' diets. > >Let's face it, the best diet is exercise. You can eat anything you >want in moderation but, it won't help eating one thing or another >unless you move your body. > >A few interesting things: > >There are fewer calories in 1 gram of carbohydrates than either >proteins or fats. Fats contain the highest calory count per gram. >Eat too much fat and it will be stored as fat for reserve. Protein is >great but, if you eat too much, it will also be converted to fat and >reserved. Of course, carbohydrates can also be stored as fat but, >considering that they are the first used energy source, the chances of >carbs being stored as fat are less. That is, providing that you eat >only as much as your body can use or less. > >Carbohydrates are the first category that your body uses. Next is >protein. Then fat. Eat more carbs and what is left for energy? >Internal stores of fat. > >Whatever you eat, buying local, locally grown and organic will benefit >everyone! And if you walk or ride your bike to pick it up, even >better yet. > >Take care, >Ken > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
