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Re: What do you mean by Low Carb....Leslie? Jo-Nita? Anyone with Success...From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 13 Jul 2001 23:14:39 -0500 (CDT)
Please. I wish that our population, both male and female, would actually sit down and THINK about the repurcussions of their actions. Losing weight and feeling "great" by the Atkin's diet can only last so long until one's body and organs decide to give out. A high-protein diet that mostly consists of animal fat is quite possible the worst thing that one can do to one's body, not to mention the ecological damages that occur as a result of this excessive way of eating. The most common cause of death in the US is heart attack. The average American man (not even on the Atkin's diet) has a 50% risk of death from a heart attack. The risk of death for the average American man who consumes no meat? 15%. James Garner was paid by the Meat Board to sell beef by the slogan of "Real Food for Real People." In 1988, he underwent quintuple coronary artery bypass surgery. To the individual who said that America has the greatest distribution system the world has ever known, he failed to mention that a child starves to death every 2.3 seconds. This is not from LACK of food-there is plenty to go around. It is the distribution system itself where the fault lies. Over 80% of the grains grown in the United States go to feeding LIVESTOCK. But we Americans, built up by our comfortable housing, SUVs, summer homes, and clean, accessible water, are so far removed from this fact that we don't see, and don't care, to enter this into our way of thinking. It would be too difficult. Here are a few facts to think about: *Water needed to produce one pound of wheat: 25 gallons *Water needed to produce one pound of meat: 2,500 gallons *Production of excrement by total US human population: 12,000 pounds/sec *Production of excrement by total US livestock: 250,000 pounds/sec Sewage systems are common and expected in US cities and towns. The amount of sewage systems that are found in US feedlots? Nil. Over half of wells and surface streams in the US are contaminated by agricultural pollutants. That is the water that we ingest, and that we pay from our pocket to try and keep clean. If you are going to eat meat, please, do it moderately. The long-term effects of a high protein diet such as the Atkin's diet can only hurt your body and the environment. The choices that each of you make are important, so please educate yourself about the danger and the potency of your decisions. Feeling good about yourself, losing weight safely and healthily, and making a positive impact on those around you can only be facilitated by an internal change in YOU. Losing weight fast and slimming up quickly so you can fit into that dress or look good in your swimming trunks is not the way to go about it. If you truly want to make a difference in your outer appearance, start within. Don't be stuck on what you look like, focus on how you want to feel. It is the most selfless thing that you can do-your body, and the planet will thank you.
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