still not spelled out, but it's a start...all that me*t is bad for you!

[Guest guest]

I've always been vocal against those folks who claim that Atkins

allows you to eat all the me*t you want. Telling them that is an

incorrect assessment of the Atkins diet. Now, finally, the Director

of Research & Education at Atkins is speaking up. I just have to

laugh when folks argue that this diet negates the bad effects of

saturated fats.

 

As I've said before, the only reason why this diet works so well for

people (when they follow it properly) is because they cut out the

refined sugar and simple carbohydrates!

 

NYT: Atkins Advises Dieters to Eat Smaller Steaks

Sun Jan 18, 4:19 PM ET

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Promoters of the popular low-carbohydrate, high-

fat Atkins diet are saying that people should limit their intake of

saturated fat by cutting back on Atkins staples such as meat, cheese

and butter, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

 

Responding to criticism from scientists that Atkins could lead to

heart disease and other health problems, the director of research and

education for Atkins Nutritionals, Colette Heimowitz, is telling

health professionals that only 20 percent of a dieter's calories

should come from saturated fat, the paper said.

 

Beef, pork, lamb and butter were on the list of " foods you may eat

liberally " in diet founder Dr. Robert C. Atkins' book " Dr. Atkins'

New Diet Revolution, " first published in 1992. Atkins, who died last

year, always maintained that people should eat other food besides red

meat, but had trouble getting that message out, the paper said.