Anyone on Atkins

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Posted by Ophelia42

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yes i understaand, but you are writing what HE said, and this is his diet, so dont you think he is going to say what you want to hear...there are still bad sides to the diet, i am just saying that for a short time, it's good but in the long run it is not

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From an Article on VA study

Findings in Tuesday's Annals of Internal Medicine:

- At six months the low-carb group had lost an average of 13 pounds; the conventional dieters lost about 4 pounds.

- After a year, the low-carb group was down an average of 11 pounds. The other group continued to lose and dropped an average of 8 pounds. The difference was not statistically significant.

- The low-carb group had a decrease in triglycerides, and the diabetics had better control of their blood sugar.

- Both diet groups had fairly high dropout rates, losing almost a third of the dieters.

'The take home message: For a year, it appears that a low-carbohydrate diet is safe,' says internist Linda Stern, the study's lead author.

The Duke study, also in the medical journal, tracked 120 overweight people for six months. Low-carb dieters lost 26 pounds compared with 14 pounds for traditional dieters.

The low-carb dieters had better improvements in triglycerides and good cholesterol than the traditional dieters.

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i am a diabetic ..........this is not good for us....all of my doctors say that...so PLEASE dont speak what you dont know

I believe the article (though it doesn't specify, and it should) is speaking of type II diabetics. Basically, people whose diabetes was caused by diet in the first place.

And those aren't my words, anyway.

And your docs tell you that a diet that has moderate fat, vegetables, fruits and whole grains is NOT good for you?

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Posted by Ophelia42

I believe the article (though it doesn't specify, and it should) is speaking of type II diabetics. Basically, people whose diabetes was caused by diet in the first place.

And those aren't my words, anyway.

And your docs tell you that a diet that has moderate fat, vegetables, fruits and whole grains is NOT good for you?

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no no my doctor tells me that high intake of red meat makes the kidneys work to hard, for a diabetic that is not good....

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Posted by maiahsdad


no no my doctor tells me that high intake of red meat makes the kidneys work to hard, for a diabetic that is not good....

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Again, being on Atkins does NOT mean you have to eat a ton of red meat! In fact, you don't have to eat any red meat at all.

Breakfast- 2 scrambled eggs with mushrooms and cheddar, tea with half and half and splenda

Lunch- Salad with turkey and blue cheese dressing. Water/seltzer

snack- flax seed muffin w/ cream cheese

Dinner- Chicken breast with grilled asparagus and small caesar salad. Water/seltzer

WHERE'S THE BEEF?

d by LisaW

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Posted by maiahsdad


no no my doctor tells me that high intake of red meat makes the kidneys work to hard, for a diabetic that is not good....

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Again, being on Atkins does NOT mean you have to eat a ton of red meat! In fact, you don't have to eat any red meat at all.

Breakfast- 2 scrambled eggs with mushrooms and cheddar, tea with half and half and splenda

Lunch- Salad with turkey and blue cheese dressing. Water/seltzer

snack- flax seed muffin w/ cream cheese

Dinner- Chicken breast with grilled asparagus and small caesar salad. Water/seltzer

WHERE'S THE BEEF?

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You don't have to eat red meat on low carb diets. I am doing the zone and I don't eat any red meat.