Johnnyzen is again promoting untruths.
Let’s look at facts.
Some people who follow the Aktins diet may indeed eat fewer calories that before but the diet is not calorie restricted.
Researchers studied 40 obese patients aged 12 to 18 at New York’s Schneider Children’s Hospital. They were split into 2 groups, one eat a low-fat diet of 1,100 calories and the other was allowed unlimited calories while eating a carb controlled diet (the average was 1830 calories per day). The group on the low fat diet lost only half as much weight as the carb controlled group. Also the carb-controlled group had greater improvements in cholesterol and triglycerides than those on the low fat diet.
Meat, cheese, bacon bad proteins and no diet like that in the world?
Again let’s look at facts.
The Masai and other African tribes exist largely on a diet of milk, beef and blood, they are free from heart disease and have low cholesterol.
Eskimos eat copious amounts of animal fats from fish and marine animals. They are free of disease and exceptionally hardy.
Several Mediterranean societies have diets that have 70% of their calories from saturated animal fat, such as lamb, sausage and goat cheese. They have low rates of heart disease.
Puerto Ricans consume large amounts of animal fats and have low rates of colon and breast cancer.
A study of Georgia inhabitants revealed that the longest lived eat the most fatty meat.
Okinawans eat generous amounts of pork and seafood and do all their cooking in lard, their average live span is 84 years – longer than the Japanese.
The Japanese eat few dairy fats but they do eat moderate amounts of animal fats from eggs, pork, chicken, beef, seafood and organ meats.
The Swiss live almost as long as the Japanese on one of fattiest diets in the world.
In third place for longevity are Austria and Greece – both of which consume high fat diets.
The French diet is loaded with saturated fat from butter, eggs, cheese, cream, liver, meats and pates. And yet they have a lower incidence of heart disease than most western countries.
The American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute and the Senate Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs all claim that animal fat is linked to both heart disease and various cancers. Yet when researchers from the University of Maryland analyzed that data they found that it was vegetable fat that was correlated with high rates of cancer and NOT animal fat.
Atkins advocates a 2-week period of “induction” with 20 grams of carbs (not 10). If constipation is a problem during this initial period a tablespoon of wheat bran sprinkled on salad or other vegetables (how artificial is bran???) is recommended.
If we are honestly to review diet in the light of history we find that it is not the meat eaters that are unusual rather it is the macrobiotic diet that has no precedent. There is no evidence that any group of people have ever followed such a diet for any length of time.
If we are to negate the Atkins diet because the founder supposedly died of injuries resulting from a heart attack let’s at least apply the same logic to the macrobiotic movement and see how it holds up.
Murray Snyder – senior macrobiotic counselor – died of cancer
Aveline Kushi –founder of modern day macrobiotic movement – died of cancer
Lily Kushi – daughter of founder – died of cancer
Herman Aihara – West Coast macrobiotic leader and pioneer – died heart disease
Now numerous leaders and advocates of the macrobiotic lifestyle are developing severe osteoporosis.
Not a good track record at all is it? Especially for a movement that purports to cure and prevent the modern scurges.
I predict that in the next few years we will see saturated animal fat (from organic grass fed sources) gain new respect as a healthful and essential food item and that vegetarian (and macrobiotic ) diets will be shown to be deleterious to longterm health and vitality.
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Originally Posted by Johnnyzen
It is calories in the long run, according to most leading authorities. And Atkins advocated meat, cheese, bacon, whatever, bad proteins. No diet in the world is like that, adn no credible organizationi advocates such a ridiculous diet. cancer rates among heavy meat eaters is much higher than plant eaters. And osteoporosis is more prevelant here than in Asiis or other countries. Thim people eat whole foods, not grease adn bacon.
Atkins begins with 10 carbs, adn uses artificial sweeteners and artificial laxitives because the diet lacks fiber. It also lacks whole grains, fresh fruit, and only lettuce and a few bveggies are used.
I have a friend who saw Atkins a week before he died, probably of a heart attack as he fell and went into a coma. He has just had a heart attack awhile back.
Atkins is a bad fad. read "The Food revolution", by John robbins, and get the facts. Also teh Physicians Committee for responsible Medicine recently released a statement associating Atkins with majore health problems, even when used for a short time.
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