Laura Paris <[log in to unmask]> writes:

> > This quote from an essay on his site says it all, I think:
> >
> > "I almost always recommend dietary improvements to my
> > patients.  How could I not?  A low fat, semi-vegetarian diet is potent
> > preventive medicine for nearly all major illnesses, and more focused
> > dietary interventions can often dramatically improve specific health
> > problems. "
> >
>
> Actually I don't think this quote accurately sums up the author's
> point. His point is not at all to push one particular diet, but that
> there is a phenomenon of diet obsession (any type of diet) that is
> unhealthy in itself, and similar to eating disorders in terms of the
> mental obsession & rigidity, and the social isolation. I thought the
> essay was amusing and interesting. I could relate, definitely.

I wasn't saying that quote sums up his point, I was just interested in
the fact that he advocates a low-fat, semi-vegetarian diet.  In my
experience, trying to be low fat and vegetarian almost creates its own
obsession with food, because I think this kind of diet can starve one
for nutrients.

Jana