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Old August 31st, 2011, 09:11 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
Doug Freyburger
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Default Why Bad Diets Are Bad?

" wrote:

Once again, let's go right to the source.

http://www.dukandiet.com/The-Dukan-Diet/4-Phases


Thanks for posting that. I looked through it and as expected it
resembles a lower fat version of Atkins. Folks who remember
the Scarsdale diet of the 1970s and 1980s tend to not focus
on lowering fat in favor of protein, but that's something shared
by Dukan and South Beach.

They clearly don't know what the Atkins book says to do when
they compare the two plans. The table comparing the two
looks like this:

No counting of carbs yes vs no - Correct Atkins does insist on
a carb count even in maintenance.

Low fat, high protein yes vs no - A bit pointless given the Scarsdale
history but lower fat is more popular in the press.

Relies on natural foods yes vs no - Incorrect. These guys never
even read the Atkins book as it stresses natural foods throughout.

Eat as much as you like yes vs no - Incorrect. Atkins stated that
without any cravings people will naturally reduce their portions.
It's
not true for everyone so Atkins was wrong, but it's true for a lot
more
people than the ones who think it going in.

Personalized Interactive Plan yes vs no - Incorrect. The Atkins
Nutritional Approach is custom tuned based on your own body's
reactions to the foods you eat so everyone ends up on their own
menu plan when they follow the directions.

That said, it's not necessary to know the exact contents of the
Atkins books to build a fairly nice workable spin off program.