Is the Adkins diet healthy?

http://www.atkinsexposed.org/atkins/1/Atkins.htm

At least with my lowfat, vegetarian diet, nobody is telling me it is
dangerous. The most they can come up with is that it is boring, or
they try to make the argument about those "good fats". dkw

"dkw12...@yahoo.com" <dkw12...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> http://www.atkinsexposed.org/atkins/1/Atkins.htm
>
> At least with my lowfat, vegetarian diet, nobody is telling me it is
> dangerous. The most they can come up with is that it is boring, or
> they try to make the argument about those "good fats". dkw

Well known liars sponsored by PETA. Shrug. Their vegan
motivations are not exactly a mystery - They don't care about
choice they just want to trick everyone into going vegan and
they are happy to lie to work to that end. Compare with your
open motivations and willingness to admit other ways work.

On Jun 8, 3:38*pm, Doug Freyburger <dfrey...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "dkw12...@yahoo.com" <dkw12...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> >http://www.atkinsexposed.org/atkins/1/Atkins.htm
>
> > At least with my lowfat, vegetarian diet, nobody is telling me it is
> > dangerous. The most they can come up with is that it is boring, or
> > they try to make the argument about those "good fats". dkw
>
> Well known liars sponsored by PETA. *Shrug. *Their vegan
> motivations are not exactly a mystery - They don't care about
> choice they just want to trick everyone into going vegan and
> they are happy to lie to work to that end. *Compare with your
> open motivations and willingness to admit other ways work.

Could be, although they didn't seem to offer an alternative such as
vegan on this website. I can't be certain all those organizations are
against Atkins diet, but if they were, I would take it to heart.
Actually, I already am convinced it is a way to lose weight when
followed exactly as recommended, but that it is probably not as
healthy as some alternatives for lots of the population. Hopefully,
time will tell. If I loved meat and fat and didn't care so much for
carbs, I might even be tempted to try it if I were overweight. I would
really be hesitant to try Atkins if there were a history of heart
trouble in my genes though. It appears to me that like many diets,
diet books and claims, Atkins overstates the good and understates the
bad. That's how they sell books...by getting people to buy into their
claims and telling them it is OK to eat more, or lots of certain foods
that they know people want, even if it isn't exactly accurate or
complete. Still, if the diet were really bad, I think the short term
studies would already have shown that, so perhaps it is OK....just not
for me. dkw

On Jun 8, 11:01 am, "dkw12...@yahoo.com" <dkw12...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://www.atkinsexposed.org/atkins/1/Atkins.htm
>
> At least with my lowfat, vegetarian diet, nobody is telling me it is
> dangerous. The most they can come up with is that it is boring, or
> they try to make the argument about those "good fats". dkw

As far as I'm concerned, the human body DEPENDS on averages and wide
arrays. Evolution (or design, pick and choose) has built it around
non-specifics. Why people think a very unbalanced, very specific diet
would ever be a good solution is totally beyond me.

Not just Atkins. I'm talking about people that swear off food X or
group Y and/or only eat A. Even if supplemented (like a lot of
veggies do to make sure they get their protein etc.), it just seems
so...unnatural. And partially inconvenient.


But I digress. I won't touch Atkins because my brother tried it and
developed diverticulitis. He's been in and out of the hospital for 5
years now with digestive problems. I don't necessarily blame Atkins,
but it sounds like a really crappy way to diet, and I don't want to do
it.

To each their [possibly insane] own?