He said to find the level of carb consumption that's right for YOU - and 
that for some people, that would be induction level. You eat foods that 
don't give you cravings, that allow you to lose weight (if needed) or 
maintain, and that don't leave you feeling hungry. That's different for 
different people.

Everything after Atkins '72 was marketing anyway ;) And he didn't get 
everything right (who does?).

Bill Wilcox wrote:
> 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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