Because he knew that people were still going to eat cake and ice cream.  
He was trying to work a balance which would be easier for people to 
stick to.  There is no carbage that is necessary for humans.  There are, 
actually, only two types of carbohydrates.  Bad and terrible.  If you 
eat only animal products, non-adulterated, there will be no craving for 
carbage.  And sweet drinks cause an insulin response, whether they 
contain sugar or not.  The hormonal culprit for the diseases of 
civilization is insulin.



[log in to unmask] wrote:
> Even Atkins taught that extreme low-carb was only an initial phase for
> a couple of weeks. Not a lifetime commitment.
> Extreme positions in almost any endeavor usually lead to disaster.
> Add SOME carbs.
> 						Chuck
>
> I tried sniffing Coke once, but the ice cubes got stuck in my nose.
>
>
> On 6/25/2009 11:33:22 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>   
>> Over the last four weeks I have been eating low carb, though not zero,
>> with a large increase in the amount of meat and fish ingested.  
>>  
>> I have managed to lose 7lbs which has to be good.  After following the
>> various discussions via email on eating zero carbs I decided yesterday to
>> go as close to that as I could.  Today I can hardly walk because of pain
>> in my hip and knee joints.
>>  
>> Researching various sites it seems that I may have inadvertently created
>> an excess of uric acid, leading to arthritic gout....?  Can anyone comment.
>>    I have not found the regime all that difficult and was pleased with the
>> weight loss, but the discomfort has prevented my doing what I should have
>> been doing today. 
>>  
>> K McEwen
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