Atkins segment on CNN tonight
 

Paula Zahn is doing a segment on LC Spouses

too bad there was a lot of misinformation
it's a high protein diet
you can't follow it as a way of life
and the best.. there's NO FIBER so you get constipated.

yeah, let's count the fiber in 15-50 carbs worth of veggies.

i hate shows like that. we should all write in & complain. she's on a modified atkins... doesn't she have ANY idea what atkins IS???

That was so bad I don't know where to start ! I think the point of the segment was going to be if you're LCing and eating high fat but your spouse is eating both high fat and high carb then that would be bad. But she was so intent on dissing Atkins she couldn't make her point coherently.

Ughhhhh... boot the chick! they owe the public an apology for that!

I agree, my DH come down from his office where he watched it on the TV there and commented on how much misinformation they crammed into 5 minutes ! I'm so proud of him.. he doesn't have a weight problem and doesn't do strict Atkins, his eating is more Zone like but he does get it i.e. understands the biochemistry of LCing.

I missed it too but it doesn't look like it's saying anything new.. typical misconceptions of Atkins from the general public.

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http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/paula.zahn.now/

I never do this, but I'm pretty irritated.

i would click on it salt but i think i'd better not head to bed all mad lol

Remember it wasn't Paula that was reporting, she was interviewing. It was her interviewee that was misinformed. In a situation like that it was just Paula's job to ask questions, not give her opinion or report on the facts. That said , she did point out to her guest that some scientific reports now seem to vindicate Dr. Atkins.

Fox News has been doing segments on the Atkins and it has been pretty "fair and balanced" as they say they try to report. They interviewed Atkins dieters and then they interviewed a cardiologist who was definitely dissing the whole WOE! My guess is he's afraid his business will slow down if everyone jumps on board this WOE/WOL!!

My two cents, sent in by the form:

I was really suprised by the amount of misinformation that was provided in the recent bit on Atkins and Low Carb eating. The majority of us Low Carbers have thoroughly read Dr. Atkin's book(s) and shake our heads each time more bad press is spread around.

People correctly following the plan get plenty of fiber and gradually increase their carb intake to a suitable level for their specific needs. We have wonderful support networks (check out http://forum.lowcarber.org for instance) for sharing success stories and giving encouragement where it is needed. These forums are also a great pooled source of information. It has been my experience that when someone has bad side effects from this WOE (way of eating) it is normally due to an oversite on their part and can be corrected by methods provided in the Atkin's books.

Atkin's is aimed at better eating, eating whole foods, the closer to fresh, the better. We have become a society that relies on processing and preservatives and we've shorted out our own bodies self regulatory systems with this *unnatural* way of eating.

I've been doing Atkins for 5 months, I've lost 45 pounds and relocated my self-esteem. I know that I still have a way to go, but I know I will get there, gradually, and in good health.

people who hate atkins have either 1) never read the book and are misinformed, or 2) tried atkins and failed by cheating or giving up
Ive never seen someone make an educated debated with scientific proof to back up their statements