Atkins Diet is dangerous pseudo-science

[ciphergoth]

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

Re: Oi!

[abbykatt.livejournal.com]

geez. I was like, kidding.
(I made the joke because I know Paul is deathly skinny.)

=O.o=

I recommend a diet of amphetamine sulfate, corsets and tuna on ceiling-insulation crackers, but oh, remember to drink plenty of water, yo!

Re: Oi!

[purplerabbits.livejournal.com]

OK, I guess I'm feeling humour impaired atm. And some people do actually accuse fat people of this and worse...

Actually I really like those ceiling insulation crackers, especially the marmite flavoured ones.

Re: Oi!

[ergotia.livejournal.com]

No, it just was not funny.