Sun, Jan-18-04, 21:07
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Originally Posted by tamarian
Simple. Doctors are not idiots. They have more access to the research data than we do.
The fact is, many doctors already put their patients on low-carb, particularly Atkins.
Those doctors who already have negative opinions on Atkins, won't change their minds based on new marketing spin. Most likely it will make them even more suspicious.
You can't "trick" people into doing things all the time 
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Excellent point. Drs who were against saturated fat to start with still won't think atkins is healthful, and they still wouldn't recommend it.
I'm sorry but I just can't see the good in this like potatofree. It seems to me like they are making an obvious grab for the poorly informed, yo-yo dieting mentality consumer... the type of person who will do whatever diet is hot at the minute but doesn't quite get that weight loss is about lifestyle changes. Currently southbeach diet is their diet of choice, since it preys on every dietary evil of the day (oooh carbs AND saturated fat... icky icky!) and has a sexy name (oooh la la "south beach" ... sure reminds you of lazy summer days and young people with hot bodies, doesn't it?  ). AN thinks by changing atkins slightly to look more like the sexier, trendier south beach they hope to gain some of that market share.
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