Terry, Read the book - you too are seriously misinformed.
If you understood the diet fully and followed the program correctly you would see that fruits, vegetables, vitamins, protien, excercise, etc, etc, etc are not only mentioned but almost to ad nosium discussed, explained, and litterally spelled out for even the most simple of simpletons. RTFM!!!! Arden On Oct 08, 2005 08:58 PM, Terry Dyck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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/ > _______________________________________________ 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/
