Atkins Diet ?

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I used to go on a low-carb site alot to get recipes and things and there was constant battling over Atkins over there!! If you dared criticize the diet at all - watch out! I've read alot on the cholesteral aspect because that's what I have a problem with and it is true that quite a few people have their cholesteral levels drop significantly on Atkins, but the argument is whether it was the large amount of weight the person lost that dropped the cholesteral, or whether it was what they were eating that was responsible for the drop. I only had about 10 pounds to lose and my cholesteral has always hovered at the high end of normal. My good cholesteral, or HDL has always been around 65-67 which is excellent. But as I said in my post, after starting Atkins my bad cholesteral, or LDL, went from 105 to 187! It was go low fat, low cholesteral or start taking medication for me.

That's my main problem with Atkins tho - the almost fanatical way adherents defend that "way of eating" (don't DARE call it a "diet"!) without acknowledging, that like ANYTHING, it's NOT for everyone and it can even be harmful for some. If it works for you, go for it. I sure wish it had worked for me as I really enjoyed the diet! It just didn't make sense for me to continue with it. Maybe it's my Italian heritage revolting over not having any pasta for so long [img]http://wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]!!

I still believe the glycemic index is the way to go. It is very much low-carb, just not no-carb, and you can eat just about every fruit and vegetable, with just a few minor exceptions, unlike Atkins where there are large amounts of fruits and veggies that are no-no's - of course all my favorites were on the no-no list!

Lisa