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- Path: sparky!uunet!omen!caf
- From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg)
- Subject: Re: Adiposity 101
- Organization: Omen Technology INC, Portland Rain Forest
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 11:26:25 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.112625.12466@omen.UUCP>
- References: <1992Dec16.204156.0904966@locus.com> <17913@pitt.UUCP> <1992Dec29.024354.0201957@locus.com>
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- >I've dropped about 45 lbs since the Summer Solstice. The ongoing
- >discussions of weight-loss here on sci.med have given my brain much to
- >chew on, so to speak. I opted for the Dr. Atkins diet (lo on carbohydrate,
- >hi on heresy). It works incredibly well for me. (We'll see about long-
- >term after more time goes by, of course.)
-
- One note for "Atkinites": Apparently citric acid bollixes ketosis in
- 40-50% of dieters on a ketogenic low carbohydrate diet. And guess what,
- that stuff is in just about every diet soda except Dr. Pepper according
- to the labels I've read. Film at 11, details in next Adiposity 101.
-
- Note I am not endorsing the Atkins diet, just sharing some info.
- As far as I can discern, Atkins isn't worse than other
- weight loss diets given the same smount of weight loss.
-
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