Jeff Caird wrote:

> On 2006-03-18, Fred > wrote:
>
>>In article >,
says...
>>
>>>The Lancelet is a peer reviewed professional journal. In a study they
>>>found the Atkins diet extremely dangerous.
>>>
>>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060317/...me/diet_atkins
>>>
>>
>>Anyone wanting to control their weight could do a lot worse than turn
>>vegan. I have met many Vegans, and not one of them has been clinically
>>obese.
>
>
> I, for one, tried a strict vegan diet for several months and
> as a result, gained 30 lbs. Never again. I then took it all
> off, plus a few, on a *modified* Atkins. It seems that there
> are different types: I am the type who can benefit from a high
> protein, moderate fat, low carb diet. I eat dark greens, and
> reds and yellows. I'm over 60 and in relatively good health.
>

Being vegan, we still have to watch sugars, excess fats, exercise. A lot
of folks are pastaerians.