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> Katra > wrote:
>
> > It still drives me nuts that I see so many people fail to control their
> > cholesterol.... on low fat diets! :-P And their providers keep pushing it.
>
> > And the vast majority of Atkins dieters achieve success in a short
> > period of time, without the destructive and dangerous lipid lowering
> > "drugs". :-(
>
> But are there any longitudinal studies that have looked at people on
> the Atkins Diet over a period of a few years? It seems to me that the
> Atkins Diet is a short-lived solution that most people cannot sustain
> throughout their lives.

And exacly what success do people on low-fat diets have in
sustaining it thoughouth their lives?

>Rush Limbaugh is a perfect example of this, he
> is a big proponent of the Atkins Diet, and he did lose a heck of a lot
> of weight on it, but he has since put a lot of that weight back on. I
> suspect his experience is typical.

Well, according to Limbaugh,

"The key, Limbaugh says, "was for me to find a way to stop thinking about food."
And taking himself out of meal preparation and the temptation to sample,
combined with the low-fat, low-carbohydrate dishes made for him and wife Marta,
melted off the pounds. He also cut out tobacco and alcohol but still snacks on
pretzels and chips made with Olestra. No red meat, nothing fried and as few
dairy products as possible, though."

I'm not sure what diet this is, but it certainly isn' Atkins.

>
> Better is a diet that fits one's lifestyle and that combines regular
> consumption of good quality foods (not processed) with excercise.

And what is "a diet that fits one's lifestyle"? That would depend
on the individual, wouldn't it? What fits your lifestyle wouldn't
necessarily fit someone else's.