[Johnnyzen]

A friend of mine saw Atkins a week before he died. According to him, he looked terrible, but that is besides the point.

A diet that restricts carbs to 70 a day( and that is max!!!) cannot be compared to a macro diet, which is a lifelong diet, not a fad, with a balance of good carbs, fats and proteins, all from as natural a source as possible. Atkins does not even discuss organic, processed, etc, except to reduce sugar and candy, which is a no-brainer for somebody persuing health. No reasonable diet restricts good carbs like this. Atkins has demonized carbs to the point of absurdity.

Most people I know who are on a high UNREFINED carb diet, ie. Dr McDoughall, Dr. Ornish, Dr. Barnard, Mr. Kushi, to namde a few famous ones, are very lean people.

Atkins is responsible for the rise of beef consumption in this country, which was going down until his fad diet resurfaced. Prophets like Howard Lyman. Micio Kushi, ALex Jack, John Robbins, adn pioneer Frances Moore Lappe and warned us in the 60s,80s and 90s about "Mad Cow", hormones, "Frankenfoods", e-coli, etc., and most ignored them. Hopefully this recent Mad Cow scare will get people reading the truth about consuming large amounts of animal foods.

Although much of Oshawa's writings are a bit extreme, the basic ideas are very sound. A whole foods diet of mostly whole grains, veggies, beans, seeds and some nuts, fruit and sea veggies is a healthy way to eat!