Author Topic: Dr. Atkins was obese and had heart disease (Read 710 times)

SunTracker · « **on:** February 10, 2004, 03:20:23 PM »

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4230348/

Weight loss is never going to be easy.

midnight Target · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2004, 03:58:01 PM »

And Freud was crazy and Fleming had infections and Einstein was actually wrong about some stuff..... BFD.

SunTracker · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2004, 04:00:34 PM »

Alright mr. ostrich.

midnight Target · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2004, 04:05:30 PM »

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The medical examiner’s report was given to the Journal by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group that advocates vegetarianism. The medical examiner’s office told the Journal that the report had been sent to the group in error.

This group is affiliated with PETA. So where is YOUR head?

Dinger · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2004, 04:29:46 PM »

Yeah. and hitler thought the sky was blue too.

SOB · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2004, 04:36:47 PM »

Crazy, this group that advocates a Vegitarian lifestyle illegally obtains the health records of the guy who started the diet that says it's OK to eat meat. I can hardly believe they found this startling "evidence".

capt. apathy · « **Reply #6 on:** February 10, 2004, 04:39:40 PM »

I don't know if it's true or not.

I've been on the diet for 3 weeks, losing about 5 pounds per week and have more energy than I did at 20 yrs old.

I would however kill for an apple and a slice of pizza

XNachoX · « **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2004, 06:21:45 PM »

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Originally posted by capt. apathy
I don't know if it's true or not.

I've been on the diet for 3 weeks, losing about 5 pounds per week and have more energy than I did at 20 yrs old.

I would however kill for an apple and a slice of pizza

doesn't it make your breath smell like crap because of ketosis? Eh...doesn't sound good to me. If I were overweight I'd be on the work more, eat less diet.
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capt. apathy · « **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2004, 07:24:56 PM »

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doesn't it make your breath smell like crap because of ketosis? Eh...doesn't sound good to me. If I were overweight I'd be on the work more, eat less diet.

ya, but if you brush your teeth a few times a day it's not a problem. so no big issue.

also I've done the workmore eat less thing, the problem is you drop about 10-15% of the weight and then you're body thinks you're starving and slows you down to save fuel. you get hungry as hell with no energy.

and even if you push through that eventually to loose the weight you will have to start burning off fat for fuel, which gives you the same bad breath as with atkins.

the big difference is that I've noticed is that I don't get as tired, or as hungry, and that I'm losing a lot more size in proportion to the weight I've lost. which would lead me to believe I'm losing more fat and less muscle.

and you don't have to go hungry. you can snack when you're hungry, eat decent size meals and still the weight just slowly slips off.

I don't plan on staying on this thing forever though. I just need to get rid of the extra weight and keep it down until I can start exercising again.

for now any time I up my heart rate it triggers another headache that drops me for the day.

Pongo · « **Reply #9 on:** February 10, 2004, 10:44:48 PM »

The guys avowed life style is being adopted by millions of people. It advocates a diet that many experts think will harm you over the long term. He dies, obese(260 at 6ft..porky) and his family will not allow a real autopsy to show the effect those years of his diet had on his internal organs. Why. Because they make millions off his diet. So what if its hurting people. This group of docters gets ahold of what little evidence thier is about what he had done to himself and get it out for the public to see.
thanks I say. I love meat, but Ill have my spuds in moderation too please.

Lizking · « **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2004, 11:48:58 PM »

Fine, eat yer spuds and STFU. Why bother with something that does not impact, involve or interest you?

Sh00ter · « **Reply #11 on:** February 11, 2004, 04:56:04 AM »

Im doing the Atkins diet too. I've lost 21 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks.

I feel great, tons of energy and I'm pushing the plate away sooner as well.

Oh and the bad breath from ketosis goes away after about a week or two. It just does that while your body is adjusting it's metabolism.

Mighty1 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 11, 2004, 07:25:25 AM »

From what I hear he didn't gain the extra weight till he fell and was laid up in the hospital.

What does that have to do with his diet?

Yeager · « **Reply #13 on:** February 11, 2004, 08:14:18 AM »

Life is the leading cause of death.

The guy fell and cracked his skull. Cut him some slack. Anything associated with PETA needs to be taken with a serious dose of suspicion.

Eat a variety of delicious food, in moderation, and walk for half an hour every day. And oh yeah...DONT SMOKE

LePaul · « **Reply #14 on:** February 11, 2004, 08:27:44 AM »

But you don't think its an all time low from his adversaries to publish his personal medical record out to the public?