Dana Carpender wrote:
> Neal Eckhardt wrote:
>
> > On 31 May 2006 08:57:30 -0700, "mdginzo" > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Dana Carpender wrote:
> >>
> >>>mdginzo wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Dana Carpender wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>mdginzo wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>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
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>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.
> >>
> >
> >
> > 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.

There are essentially four calorie souces. Three of them you cannot
live without:

Protein (essential amino acids)
Fat (essential fatty acids)
Alcohols (at least one, glycerol)

Someone tell me even one digestible carbohydrate that is essential for
survival, post weaning. We live in a culture of raging addicts, and
teetotalers, and even those who use in careful moderation, are
considered weirdos.
>
> Dana

--Bryan, 15 pound overweight because of being sloppy with carbs