Man sues Atkins over heart problems

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/diet.....ap/index.html

This dude gained 8 pounds, went on Atkins and blames the Atkins WOE for his
heart problems. This is what he said:

"For 21/2 years, I extolled the virtues of this diet to anyone who listened
because I was losing weight and I felt great. But when I started, I had no
idea I was making a deal with the devil for trying to keep a 32-inch
waistline".

Sheesh, the guy spent 2 1/2 years on Atkins to lose 8 pounds? I would've
given that up after a month if it didn't work!

BTW, been on Atkins AFTER a heart attack and a couple heart surgeries.
Cholesterol dropped and my heart is fine...however, I checked with my doctor
before and during Atkins, been on maintenance but recently gained (from over
eating) 3 pounds and am back at it, lowered carbs than normal, cheesecake
for breakfast. All the thing is is a series of adjustments, gain a bit, back
off some carbs, lose too much, add a few carbs. How simple is that?

Cookie

BTW, just saw this guy on the evening news, very gaunt and anorexic looking.
He was seated with his "backers" a vegan group! Whata surprise...not!

* "backers"=Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine=
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/ these folks are also against experiments
that include animals. I wonder why these "physicians" didn't expect this guy
to seek medical advice before and during his "dieting"? Seems rather
negligent doesn't it?

"Cookie" wrote in message
m...

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/diet.....ap/index.html

This dude gained 8 pounds, went on Atkins and blames the Atkins WOE for
his
heart problems. This is what he said:

"For 21/2 years, I extolled the virtues of this diet to anyone who
listened
because I was losing weight and I felt great. But when I started, I had no
idea I was making a deal with the devil for trying to keep a 32-inch
waistline".

Sheesh, the guy spent 2 1/2 years on Atkins to lose 8 pounds? I would've
given that up after a month if it didn't work!

BTW, been on Atkins AFTER a heart attack and a couple heart surgeries.
Cholesterol dropped and my heart is fine...however, I checked with my
doctor
before and during Atkins, been on maintenance but recently gained (from
over
eating) 3 pounds and am back at it, lowered carbs than normal, cheesecake
for breakfast. All the thing is is a series of adjustments, gain a bit,
back
off some carbs, lose too much, add a few carbs. How simple is that?

Cookie

Cookie wrote:
BTW, just saw this guy on the evening news, very gaunt and
anorexic looking. He was seated with his "backers" a vegan
group! Whata surprise...not!

* "backers"=Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine=
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/ these folks are also
against experiments that include animals. I wonder why these
"physicians" didn't expect this guy to seek medical advice
before and during his "dieting"? Seems rather negligent
doesn't it?

"Cookie" wrote in message
m...

What physicians - the PCRM has very few physicians, it is
primarily a vegan front group.... It has ties through its board
of directors to PETA among other groups.

BJ

"BJ in Texas" wrote


* "backers"=Physicians Committee for Responsible
Medicine=

What physicians - the PCRM has very few physicians, it is
primarily a vegan front group.... It has ties through its
board
of directors to PETA among other groups.

"Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine" is like the
"Ministry of Love" in Orwell's "1984". It's a perfect
contemporary example of "double think".

http://www.orwelltoday.com/doublethink.shtml

--
Bob
Kanyak's Doghouse
http://www.kanyak.com

It doesn't say they are a committee COMPRISED OF Physicians... it is a
committee that BELONGS to the physicians...


Dave

"BJ in Texas" wrote in message
...
Cookie wrote:
BTW, just saw this guy on the evening news, very gaunt and
anorexic looking. He was seated with his "backers" a vegan
group! Whata surprise...not!

* "backers"=Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine=
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/ these folks are also
against experiments that include animals. I wonder why these
"physicians" didn't expect this guy to seek medical advice
before and during his "dieting"? Seems rather negligent
doesn't it?

"Cookie" wrote in message
m...

What physicians - the PCRM has very few physicians, it is
primarily a vegan front group.... It has ties through its board
of directors to PETA among other groups.

BJ

dcbryan wrote:
It doesn't say they are a committee COMPRISED OF
Physicians... it is a committee that BELONGS to the
physicians...


Belongs to PETA... BJ

This guy and his lawyer were on the Today show this morning. His
cholesterol went up after 2 months on the diet yet he stayed on it for 2
1/2 years. He only had 8 pounds to lose or so he said I'm willing to
bet this guy was never on Atkins he's just ones of the skinny people who
have high cholesterol. I hope the court throws him and his suit out of
court. Above all Dr Atkins says in his book to check with your doctor.

From the PCRM website, regarding this fiasco:

More than 20 million people are following some version of this diet.

and later in the article:

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has received
more than
560 complaints of illnesses and fatalities allegedly related to
Atkins-type diets

Is anyone else really impressed with this? I don't think you could get 20
million people to go to Heaven and only get 560 complaints about it.

On Fri, 28 May 2004 13:57:48 -0500, Jim Bard wrote:

From the PCRM website, regarding this fiasco:

More than 20 million people are following some version of this diet.

and later in the article:

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has received
more than
560 complaints of illnesses and fatalities allegedly related to
Atkins-type diets

Is anyone else really impressed with this? I don't think you could get
20
million people to go to Heaven and only get 560 complaints about it.



Yeah, look at the Government's version of diet advice: supposedly 200
million people in the US are obese. That's not a great endorsement of
that diet (assuming that all people are actually following the diet).

--
Bob in CT
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Did anyone see this guy last night on the Dan Abrams show? Totally obnoxious -
I hope he loses big time and racks up some huge legal fees.