Sun, Jan-11-04, 04:17
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Posts: 356
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Plan: CKD
Stats: 225/170/150
BF:
Progress: 73%
Location: Austin, TX
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AARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!
The same old, same old...
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By reducing the intake of carbohydrates, Atkins and other high-protein diets encourage the body to burn protein and fat rather than carbohydrates for fuel.
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She obviously hasn't seen that study that showed low-carb diets are muscle-sparing. We are lean, mean, fat-burning machines (and even meaner when reporters can't even get the basics right)!
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Many nutritionists warn that people on low-carb, high-protein diets don't get enough fiber and vegetables
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And the basis for this statement is...? True, many people on low-carb diets skimp on their veggies. So do many people on low-fat diets. The answer for everyone is TO EAT MORE FRICKIN' VEGETABLES!!!!
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While most Americans would benefit by shedding some carbs from their diet, nutritionists like Apovian and Beranbaum say they won't lose weight over the long haul by trading carbs for calories and fat.
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But we are trading carbs for fewer calories overall than we were eating before. Or do Apovian and Beranbaum believe that we low-carbers enjoy such a metabolic advantage that we can eat more calories and still lose weight in the short haul? Whatever happened to "A calorie is a calorie?"
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