Re: Ketostix..Dr.Atkins hog wash!TO BELLE
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 16:25:08 -0500
I know you guys are talking about Dr. Atkins diet. Has anyone looked at the
Susan Sommers' diet?
She also stresses decreased carbos and looks at food combinations. She
incourages whole grains
if you want pasta or breads. Fruits and veggies are also allowed, but its the
way she catagorizes them
that seems to make the difference. I have actually done this diet for a few
months and have managed to
lose 15 lbs somewhat easily. And like with all diets, WATER is also key.
Linda
virginpure23@yahoo.com (Lily) on 04/05/2000 03:59:16 PM
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Subject: Re: Ketostix..Dr.Atkins hog wash!TO BELLE
Belle- excuse me, but I am aware that "very little" fruits and veggies
are allowed on this diet. I bought and read the book! And the truth is
that Atkins discourages eating a BIG variety of Fruits because he says
our bodies burn fruit sugar the same way as regular table sugar. Which
is true, but table sugar does not have the life giving enzymes and
nutrients that fruit does (and you can't get those from a supplement).
Also Atkins neglects to tell about the dangers of the meat and dairy
industries and all their lovely "ADDITIVES" (i.e. growth hormones,
antibiotics..etc) which get passed into our systems. He is overboard in
my opinion. I am not against eating meat, I just think that he leaves
ALOT of info. out of his book. He talks about how me eat too much
processed foods, but then neglects to incourage eating whole foods. You
can't deny that he discourages the eating of grains, and that bothers
me!
At Wed, 5 Apr 2000, Belle wrote:
>
>You know that I do not follow Adkins but that I read Adkin's, Heller's
>and Sears and I typically go where the three agree. A low carb diet
>works for us where others have failed. Not only am I talking about
>weight loss but also in stabilizing our sugar, lowering cholesterol,
>lowering testosterone, some have found it regulates their periods. There
>have been many benefits of a low carb diet for the sufferers of PCOS.
>You obviously are not aware of the fruits and vegetables that are
>"allowed" on the various diets. I would suggest you discover them for
>yourself.
>
>If you can find *repeatable*, *reliable* research that indicates a uric
>acid (or kidney, or heart, or liver, etc) problem with low carb diets,
>please tell us what it is. It seems the only evidence I can find it the
>"evidence" presented by those who are trying to sell their own diet. I
>am aware of research studies where "meat" eaters have been compared to
>"vegetarians" and no difference in kidney function or kidney "age" were
>detected proving that a diet with higher meat content did not effect the
>kidneys in the way that was suspected.
>
>For those who do not know, uric acid is the end product of metabolism.
>It is normally present in the body and excreted in the urine. If you
>have an excess of uric acid, you can develop gout. "The presence of
>high concentrations of uric acid in the urine is significant in the
>diagnosis of gout, but is of little significance in urinary disorders"
>Saunders ed. Miller and Keane. Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medical,
>Nursing and Allied Health, fourth edition.
>
>At Wed, 5 Apr 2000, Lily wrote:
>>
>>I am sorry but those are from Dr. Atkins diet, and any program that
>>practically eliminates most fruits, veggies,legumes, and other
>>un-processed grains, is too good (or shall I say bad) to be true. Can
>>we all say Uric acid poisoning folks. People it's time to stop buying
>>into every "miracle" weight loss program that comes along! The only
>>thing that program does, is make one Dr. ALOT more rich. People might
>>lose weight, but at what price? And multi-vitamins DO NOT take the place
>>of the nutritious enzymes in fruits and veggies!! Sorry...I needed to
>>vent!
>
>--
>Hope this helps,
>
>Belle
>
--
Lily
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