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Re: Atkins Diet
Teri, if you look hard enough, you will find many articles about the dangers of Atkins et all. I recommend you buy John Robbins' book DIET REVOLUTION. It has many facts about teh health and ecological hazards of a meat diet, and briefly discusses low carb diets. I think John Mc Doughall has also written on it. Check his website. He is an amazing doctor. I met hime awhile back. He has a videotape series on low fat vegan whole foods diet advantages. Dr. McDoughall will personally answer any emails.
From a weight perspective, the number of people who keep the weight off after following Atkins is very low compared to intelligent weight plans like Weight Watchers. The key to weight loss is a good support group, which Weight Watchers has.Atkins himself, who has heart problems, was not thin. Some say he was 20 pounds overweight. Barry sears, who advocated a similar low carb diet, is not thin either. INterestingly enough, Barry Sears now advocates using soy for protein, since he discovered the disadvantages of meat, with a new book called "THE SOY ZONE".
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