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These peoples nuttiness comes accross loud and clear.  |
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The book was written by a cousin of mine, and is loosely based on our family in South Africa. The extreme eccentricity of the family, bordering on lunacy, is captured very well.
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An exciting book based on incomplete science.  |
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A few people from my went on this diet several months ago so I borrowed the book and read a few chapters. It is very engrossing because its claims seem to go against logic and the common wisdom, and also because it suggest you can lose a massive amount of weight quickly from simply not eating carbohydrates (or a very minimal amount) and instead eating mainly protein and fat, with perhaps a bit of leafy greens mixed in. I think Atkins has something valid to say about carbohydrates - at least simple, unrefined ones like sugar, white bread, pretzels, bagels, etc. I have heard this before from diet book authors that I respect like Merkin and Ornish. However, their position is that in order to lose weight healthfully, you dont just stop eating carbohydrates period (or eat trace amounts), but eat ones that are high in fiber, such as beans, whole grains, and vegetables. There are a bizillion studies out there which show that this kind of diet is incredibly healthy for you, reduces all kinds of risk factors, and helps you lose and keep off weight. In effect, if you eat a carbohydrate that is 50% fiber, you can subtract that entire 50% when counting your carb intake for the day. This is because fiber either passes right through you without being digested, or it is absorbed into the blood but is entirely beneficial. Unfortunately Atkins never mentions fiber and despite mentioning a few studies from the 50s and 60s, does not back up his data with anything recent. Diets that are high in protein have the added risk of causing calcium depletion and kidney problems because they are high in nitrogenous compounds which cause your kidneys to work extra hard to get rid of them. These types of diets are also diuretic, which indicates that the vast amount of weight-loss that Atkins claims is due primarily to water loss, even though he denies it. Atkins gets you psyched up about the evil AMA which is out to promote its low-fat, high-carb agenda and refuses to listen to anything which contradicts this, and even goes as far as to support studies which are obviously flawed. Yet Atkins never discusses why there is such an agenda. Could there be a conspiracy between the AMA and the food companies which make low-fat/no-fat foods? Many people have success with this diet, so to each his own, but if you dont like having meat as your main course or only course every meal of the week, and you arent significantly overweight, I would skip this thing and go with a diet thats more balanced. The fact that you can supposedly lose 10 lbs a week on the Atkins diet for several weeks in a row may seem enticing if you are that overweight, but it also sounds like an unhealthfully rapid pace.
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READ THIS BOOK!!  |
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Dr. Atkins has saved more lives than well ever know. I know he saved mine. In 1995, I weighed 240 pounds, was on a fat-free, semivegitarian diet and was getting fatter and fatter and sicker and sicker. I couldnt hold my head up or my eyes open in the afternoon, I had the shakes, brain fog, and was a serious sugar junkie. I kept stashes of candy all over the house. Dr. Atkins book showed up just in time for me. I quickly lost 70 pounds, went off the diet and gained back 35 of them. Now Im back on, and have never, ever felt better in my life....I never though it would be again (Im 55). No more mood swings, brain fog, confusion, or depression. A few tips for newcomers to the diet: Many people experience fatigue early in the diet, but the body adjusts quickly, and then the dieter will experience considerable energy. Also, drink copious water! Water helps the weight to come off, keeps the body hydrated, and dilutes toxins. Drink 64 oz. as a minimum, plus 8 ounces for every 25 lbs. you are overweight. READ THIS BOOK. DO THIS DIET. BE AMAZED.
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