Fri, Jan-31-03, 02:23
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Plan: Little of everything
Stats: 293/247/200
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Progress: 49%
Location: California
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Lost in the media mania was that among the 60 Atkins dieters in the Westman group analyzed for weight loss, there was a stunning 60 percent dropout rate among the 60 Atkins dieters. By comparison, 45 percent of the high-carb eaters dropped out.
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36 people dropped out of Atkins versus 27 of the carb eaters. A difference of 9 people. Doesn't sound so stunning now does it. With such small study groups, your bound to have "Stunning" differences. The point is, the results are interesting, certainly deserving further study and funding.
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Why would Westman's interpretation be so different from those of Foster and Seeley? It may help to know this particular study was not only paid for by the Atkins Center, but it's part of a long-term funding arrangement.
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Indeed, Atkins has pushed for impartial funding for 30 years, and even said if he funds it himself the result would be questioned, Ornish used to riducule him, saying that with all his money, Atkins should be able to fund a study, implying Atkins is just afraid of what the results would be. Atkins finally funds studies himself, and bam... they are critizied for that reason. Looks like Atkins was right again.
Talking about funding arrangements, want to guess who funds the author of this article?
The Hudson institute pays this the author of this article. The institute recieves it's money from donations from the likes of Monsanto, Noravtic Crop Protection, Zeneca, Global Crop Protection Federation and Union Carbide, major links in the carbohydrate production chain.
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