"Wayne" > wrote in message
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>
> Well, I won't "rant" about low-carb dieting, Atkins or others, but I fail
> to see why the whole country including most food producers have gone over
> the edge about it. If anything, it's a sad commentary on the old saw
> about jumping into the fire because everyone else does.
>
> It's certainly nothing new, asmy first encounter with low-carb dieting
> was in in the early 70s with Sidney Petrie's _Martinis and Whipped Cream_
> and Atkins' first book, _Diet Revolution_ which I believe was published
> in 1972.
>
> In any event, following these diets precisely made me seriously ill.
> Stupidly, I tried again in another 10 years or so but caught the onset of
> illness sooner. This method of dieting clearly is not compatible with my
> system.
>
> If it works successfully for some, then I'm happy for them, but it
> appears to be a danger for some. Personally, I feel low-carbing along
> with higher fat intake is patently unhealthy.
>
> Seriously, this is not a rant, but a string of thoughts I've collected
> about this over the past 30 odd years.
>

It fits the american 'get rich quick' mentality. We've finally realized
that there's no pill to enact weight loss, so this is the next best thing.
Shoulda ate something else besides all that sugar for the last 30 something
years, asshole! That brown cola, wonder bread and bologna does not a
healthy lunch make. Bwhahahahahaha!

Jack RantoRamen