Sun, Jan-18-04, 21:25
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Plan: Atkins/PP/BFL
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BF:37%/17%/12%
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Location: Ottawa, ON
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Originally Posted by potatofree
I'm trying to understand why it's seen as such a betrayal,and I'm sorry if I offended anybody. I obviously questioned something I shouldn't...
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I don't find what you're saying offensive.
But you're missing the point.
30 years of maintaining that saturated fats and natural animal fats are healthy and good for us. During that period, numerous studies confirmed this assertion. The man then dies, and a few months later, his company takes a 180 turn saying that saturated fats are not healthy, and should be reduced, that Dr. Atkins didn't really mean what he said.
Many of us here like eating naturally, and don't like trimming fats from meat, or using low-fat dairy. We like it natural. Dr. Atkins was an early champion of this view.
If you can't see the oddity in this, or that it's a big deal to Atkins followers, then it will be hard to explain it any further.
But either way, it's not offensive, just different points of view. You don't have to eat saturated fats, but many of us prefer not count and do the math to reduce anything, if there's no proof that we need to reduce it.
Wa'il
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