Neal Eckhardt wrote:

> On 31 May 2006 08:57:30 -0700, "mdginzo" > wrote:
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>>Dana Carpender wrote:
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>>>mdginzo wrote:
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>>>>Dana Carpender wrote:
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>>>>>mdginzo wrote:
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>>>>>>>Heh. Diabetics who get all anal about their >blood glucose levels are
>>>>>>>stupid. Who needs *both* feet?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Then non-diabetics ought to worry about their feet also since they get
>>>>>>the same Bg levels carmen is freaking out about.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Are you aware that glycolysis of proteins is the subject of some of the
>>>>>hottest anti-aging research going? Non-diabetics pay for high BG
>>>>>levels, too.
>>>>>
>>>>>Dana
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>>>>
>>>>Then non-diabetics with normal Bg's need to worry about losing their
>>>>limbs? Is there a lot of that going around with non diabetics? Can
>>>>you produce statistics showing that non-diabetics with Bg's of 170 are
>>>>losing their limbs? Jesus woman, are your book sales that important to
>>>>you that you are willing to spread any lie to promote them?
>>>>
>>>
>>>You still really think that I'm going to get some sort of significant
>>>book sales by arguing on usenet?
>>
>>Despite what many think, USENET is no longer some isolated part of the
>>INternet detached from all the rest. Yes, if you were to tell the
>>truth and admit that Atkins is a fad diet, you would lose many sales.
>>Lo-carb fads are your bread and butter. It is something you are going
>>to promote everywhere - if only tyo convince yourself of something that
>>is not true.
>>
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> As a person who has "done" Atkins (and YES Dana, I DID read the book)
> I would not consider it a FAD diet.
>
> Atkins diet is a lifestyle change. Show me ONE DIET out there (except
> for drug induced weight loss) that does not entail a lifestyle change.
> Low fat is a lifestyle change. Restricted intake of calories
> necessitates a lifestyle change. Low carb is just the opposite of a
> low fat diet.

You raise an interesting point. I have heard repeatedly that low carb
is a "fad" diet because "you eliminate whole food groups." Yet oddly
enough, I never hear that criticism of low fat diets. And I only rarely
hear it about vegetarian diets.

Dana