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2004-06-24 06:35:59 AM
Low-carb fad is hurting health
The Pioneer
Thursday, June 24, 2004
Washington (Reuters) - Popular low-carbohydrate diets are
leading Americans to poor health and spawning a rip-off
industry of "carb-friendly" products, health experts and
consumer advocates have said. They have announced a new
group, called the Partnership for Essential Nutrition, to
help educate people about the need for healthy
carbohydrates such as vegetables, fruits, beans and whole
grains.
"When unproven science becomes a sales pitch, some people
get rich and the rest of us get ripped off," Jeffrey
Prince of the American Institute for Cancer Research told
a news conference.
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Jai Maharaj
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Om Shanti
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americans would try anything till they get sick of it.
is that a sign of being adventurous or mere foolishness?
when does common sense kick in?
"Dr. Jai Maharaj" <usenet@mantra.com>wrote in message

In article <10dk4u1l8lul41d@corp.supernews.com>,
"harmony" <aka@hotmail.com>posted:
experimentation and learning -- the US is
still a very young and rebellious culture.
Jai Maharaj
www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti

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Low-carb fad is hurting health
The Pioneer
Thursday, June 24, 2004
Washington (Reuters) - Popular low-carbohydrate diets are
leading Americans to poor health and spawning a rip-off
industry of "carb-friendly" products, health experts and
consumer advocates have said. They have announced a new
group, called the Partnership for Essential Nutrition, to
help educate people about the need for healthy
carbohydrates such as vegetables, fruits, beans and whole
grains.
"When unproven science becomes a sales pitch, some people
get rich and the rest of us get ripped off," Jeffrey
Prince of the American Institute for Cancer Research told
a news conference.
More at:
www.dailypioneer.com
Visit the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine web site:
www.pcrm.org
Jai Maharaj
www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti
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In article <up83eb7rlr46q7u85@w95dc194pwt4i11mf70w>,
usenet@mantra.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj) wrote:
of greens and a sensible amount of fruits. It's those who leap from diet
to diet without bothering to learn the specifics that cause poor results
and PR.
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"Dr. Jai Maharaj" <usenet@mantra.com>pí¹e v diskusním pøíspìvku
Once again, they are clueless about what low-carb diet is.
"Carbohydrates prevent disease in other ways besides being the sole
source of fiber. Packaged along with fiber in fruits and vegetables --
which are primarily carbohydrates -- they are rich in antioxidants and
contain a number of phytochemicals that have been linked to a lower risk
of certain cancers, stroke, heart disease and high blood pressure."
They are still unable to understand that low-carb is not no-carb and
that in fact it means replacing concentrated carbs with veggies and
(possibly) fruits. You are expected to eat MORE vegetables on low-carb
diet, not less.
Only difference is whole-grains - and it is interesting that while they
are speaking about it, they are unable to give any advanatage of eating
whole-grains instead of veggies (or, if you wish, protein or fat).
Another gem:
"Less than one in five know that broccoli is rich in carbohydrate (17
percent)"
Well, I think this kind of information helps us understand how deep is
knowledge of this group...
(With less than 2g / 100g of digestible carbs brocolli can be hardly
described as "rich
in carbohydrate". There is even more protein than digestible carbs in
brocolli, so if you wish you can rather describe it as "rich in
protein".)
Mirek
(Hurting his health with LC diet eating 2PD of veggies a day, thus
breaking 2PD approach as I am also eating some meat, diary and fruits
over these 2 pounds :)
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