March 16th, 2004, 04:22 AM
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'Put fat children on Atkins diet'
Please tell me that you've had your ovaries removed.
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Most of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little.
Becky P.
"Pizza Girl" wrote in message
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OK. There are these little things called "calories" and when you put
foodsy-woodsy in your mouthy-poo it contains some of these calories. They
won't hurt you if you don't get sicky-wicky.
Maybe ask Dr. Seus for more info.
"JC Der Koenig" wrote in message
m...
You're an idiot. Hopefully you haven't reproduced yet.
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Most of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little.
Becky P.
"Pizza Girl" wrote in message
s.com...
Use pure cream instead of milk, untrimmed meat instead of lean, no low
fat
products etc.
High fat and bad for you. A high protein I go for but not high fat
too.
"JC Der Koenig" wrote in message
m...
It's not a high fat diet either, in an absolute sense.
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Most of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little.
Becky P.
"Ignoramus21819" wrote in
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This is funny as this seems to be a dialog of people where both of
them have no clue as to what they are talking about.
One says that kids should be put on Atkins, which works becaus eit
is
"high protein". (bull****, as atkins is a high fat diet)
Another objects by saying essentially nothing meaningful at all.
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In article ,
Diarmid
Logan wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3509792.stm
'Put fat children on Atkins diet'
Fat children should be put on Atkins-style diets to lose weight
and
prevent illness, a cancer specialist has said.
Professor Julian Peto, of the Institute of Cancer Research, said
high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets could suppress appetites
and
keep
children slim.
Obesity "is now overtaking smoking as the number one killer and
I
am
very concerned that we need to tackle it early," he told BBC
Radio
5
Live.
He said dietary advice for children was not working and needed a
"rethink".
He added that children should be weighed regularly in school.
The problem of obesity is soaring among children in the UK.
In 1998, 9% of two to four-year-olds were considered obese -
almost
double the figure in 1989.
The World Health Organisation says being overweight causes
diabetes,
heart disease and some forms of cancer.
Professor Peto said the Atkins diet, which involves eating lots
of
meat and other high protein foods, while restricting
carbohydrates,
worked because proteins suppressed the appetite and people did
not
eat
as much.
"I am sure the Atkins wasn't developed on this basis but that is
why
it works," he said.
"The levels of salt and fat are anything but healthy but the
basis
of
the diet - which is low carbohydrate and high protein - is ideal
for
losing weight."
Opponents of Atkins-style diets claim that, over the long term,
they
can cause kidney damage, thin bones and constipation, raise
cholesterol levels and increase the risk of diabetes and an
early
heart attack.
But some British doctors are already putting obese children on
Atkins-style diets.
Dr Dee Dawson, medical director at Rhodes Farm Clinic, a
residential
home for treatment of children with eating disorders, says the
diet
is
good for children.
"The children who come here are not just overweight, they are
ill,
and
in danger of dying. Some of them can't breathe and some of them
can't
lie down.
"I do think the basis of Atkins - low carbohydrate and high
protein -
is a good diet for children and the priority is for these
children
to
get weight off."
But nutritionist Dr Toni Steer, of the Medical Research Council,
warned that there is not enough research into the long-term
health
effects of being on the diet.
"We realise obesity is a major problem which we need to tackle
as
a
matter of urgency but I would be very concerned about advising
children to follow diets like Atkins."
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