Thread: Dr. Atkins

I stole this from bikeforums.net - it has some editorial from the poster:

Dr. Atkins, of the Atkins diet fame, will be interviewed by Larry King January 6 (9 p.m. EST on CNN). A low carb advocate, Atkins's approach to losing weight has recently been validated by extensive testing by a respected research organization (don't know the name). Even U.S. News, a respected news magazine, has recently given this a lot of positive coverage. As I understand his approach, he says most Americans consume entirely too many carbs on a given day, and do not exercise sufficiently to burn all the carbs they eat. For energy, the body burns carbs first and then fat. If you don't burn all the carbs, you'll never burn any fat! So you get fatter and fatter. At the entry level, he recommends you consume only 20 grams of carbs a day, and then work up to 40-50 grams a day. With his approach, he is saying it's easy to lose 2-3 pounds a week, and even more with vigorous excercising such as cycling. On his diet, he says it's okay to go to McDonalds and have a double cheeseburger. But you have to order it without the bun. Too good to be true? (http://atkinscenter.com)

Thanks for the time/date!

To bad that when he dies, people are so fucking stupid that they are going to say his diet killed him! The furthest thing from the truth.


DP