Atkins Diet is dangerous pseudo-science

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The Atkins Diet is a pile of dangerous pseudo-science. Not that this comes as a surprise, but here's the word from Dr Susan Jebb of the Medical Research Council's Human Nutrition Research Centre.

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Update: Post made friends-only. Thanks to babysimon for pointing out that vampwillow had invited people in atkins_uk to join the thread, resulting in some incredibly lunatic contributions. Update: Public again.

Comments

Sensible eating?

[pavlos.livejournal.com]

I don't understand the suggestions that there's some "medical conspiracy" or "fat people's conspiracy" to prevent people losing weight! If anything I would expect to find the opposite, that is number of vested interests and quack science selling diets.

I'm opposed to "diets" as strict regimes, and especially as products. to be honest I think they're as effective as religious services or self-help books: That is, very effective at giving you some discipline and morale to accomplish your goals, if you go for that sort of thing. Taken passively, they're as effective as horoscopes.

I think "diet" as in eating good quality and TASTY food, fresh, at sensible quantities and intervals, is an excellent idea. It will make you healthy and active and improve your sex life! but save your money from the diet subscription and spend it carefully at the grocery store.

Pavlos