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andydp
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Joined: 23 Sep 2003
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Location: Upstate NY near Albany
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 Posted: 01/30/04 - 16:47 Post subject:
You know you really should read the WHOLE article. Seems the high carb study was flawed in a few places.
As it turns out, study subjects in the high-carbohydrate groups consumed about 400-600 calories less per day than those in the control group. Over the 12-week period of the study, then, the average study subject in the high-carbohydrate group consumed about 42,000 calories less than the average study subject in the control group.
Since a pound of fat represents about 3,500 calories, it’s no wonder why those in the high-carbohydrate group lost weight. It was because they ate less, not because of any magical effects of a high-carbohydrate diet.
Although the media’s apparent lack of interest in examining the actual study data is disappointing, the inaccurate description of the study to the media by lead author William J. Evans of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is even more dismaying.
I'm sorry, you can keep "attacking" Atkins but it worked for me TWICE in 25 years. Its the ONLY diet that worked for me. If you don't like the Atkins diet for whatever reason, please refrain from belittleing those of us who have been successful losing the weight and keeping it off with Atkins.
I wil say this again: the Atkins diet INCLUDES lots of vegetables, low fat meats like turkey and fish. Yes you can have them broiled in butter, BUT you can have them broiled in a light lemon sauce too. So I follow the Atkins guidelines and don't eat candy bars, white bread, french fries, and lots of other Mc Donalds stuff. I also have cholesterol in the 130 range.
I said this in last evenings posting... there is zealotry on either side of the Atkins debate. I will not change your mind you will not change mine, lets move on.
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