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I am very against it, I don't consider it an agenda, just against it. I am a personal trainer irl and work with many people on it. I don't like the negative effects it has on the people's energy levels who are on this diet and I also am a firm believer in not fucking with our system like this. Another thing that bothers me about this diet is that almost all fiber comes from carb food. Not getting enough fiber causes all kinds of internal problems in the colon area. There is an old medical saying- "All problems begin in the colon." This is due to the fact the waste builds up on the inside and isn't properly eliminated with a normal diet. Take away your fiber and you are asking for problems. Another reason a high protien diet is bad is that it stresses out your heart and liver. Huge amounts of protein and no carbs means higher cholestrol and clogged arteries.
Another downside of low-carb diets is that they severely restrict fruit and vegetables (as these contain carbohydrate). This means the diet is low in beneficial antioxidant vitamins and low in fiber, all of which increases the risk of heart disease, cancers and bowel disorders.
High-protein diets may also increase calcium excretion, which may reduce the health of bones and cause osteoporosis (weak bones).
There are also concerns about the impact of this high-protein diet on the kidneys, which have to work harder as there are more toxins that need filtering out in our urine. And this is a particular worry for people with diabetes, as the condition already increases the risk of kidney disease.
You can lose weight on the Atkins diet. In fact, you probably will lose weight fast this way. You could lose weight even faster by using cocaine, but that doesn't make it a good idea.
Oh, and me disapear when somebody contradicts me? Funny, thats news to me. I don't exactly hover over threads to see the replies. I simply put my .02 and hope that anybody who is thinking about getting on this diet and thinks that Plan9 sorta 'knows his shit' will re-think it and try a normal balanced diet instead.
You want facts that warn of the negative effects of the atkins diet? Go read their site... it has all the warnings on it. Better yet, google it. For somebody like yourself, mr. hedgehog, who seems to be pretty confident about the Atkins diet, you dont really need me to show you any links that show the negative things about Atkins because you are already set in your ways.... and people like you I am not concerned about changing their minds. Hows that for "dissapearing when somebody contradicts me"?
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