Re: ATKINS DIET IS HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (F...nozzle) wrote in message news:health-
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> ATKINS DIET IS HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH
> 
> Dr. Robert Atkins recommends meat and eggs in 
> the diet. That's harmful -- here's why: 
> 
> Which are Really the High Fat Foods?
> (percentage of calories as fat)
> 
> ***** Virtually all fat (80%-100%) *****
> Butter 100%
> Salad Oils 100%
> Cream, light 92%
> Coconut 85%
> Pork Sausage 83%
> Sirloin Steak 83%
> Avocado 82%
> Bologna 81%
> Frankfurters 80%
> 
> **** Very High Fat (60%-79%) ****
> Half and Half 79%
> Brick Cheese 72%
> Cheddar Cheese 71%
> Sunflower Seeds 71%
> Peanuts 69%
> Swiss Cheese 66%
> Eggs 65%
> Ground Beef, lean 64%
> Tuna, oil packed 63%
> 
> *** High Fat (40%-59%) ***
> Chicken, dark, roasted 56%
> Mozzarella, skim 55%
> Bass, Black Sea 53%
> Milk 49%
> Salmon, Sockeye 49%
> Yogurt 49%
> Ice Cream 48%
> Sirloin Steak, lean 47%
> Chicken, light, roasted 44%
> 
> ** Medium Fat (20%-39%) **
> Soybeans 37%
> Non Fat Cottage Cheese 35%
> Low Fat Milk 31%
> Low Fat Yogurt 31%
> Cottage Cheese 22%
> 
> *  Low Fat (0-19%) *
> Oatmeal 16%
> Garbanzo Beans 11%
> Cabbage 7%
> Green Beans 6%
> Brown Rice 5%
> Macaroni 5%
> Spaghetti 5%
> Whole Wheat 5%
> Artichoke 3%
> Apricot 4%
> Peach 2%
> Potatoes 1%
> 
> Table from Robbins, J, "Diet for A New America,"
> Stillpoint, 1987; citing "Nutritive Value of American
> Foods in Common Units" U.S.D.A. Handbook No. 456.
> 
> 
> Cholesterol Content of Common Foods
> 
> in milligrams per 100 gram portion
> 
> ANIMAL FOOD                   PLANT FOOD
> Eggs, whole    550         All grains           0
> Kidney, beef   375         All vegetables       0
> Liver, beef    300         All nuts             0
> Butter         250         All seeds            0
> Oysters        200         All legumes          0
> Cream Cheese   120         All vegetable oils   0
> Lard            95
> Beefsteak       70         ----------------------
> Lamb            70         Pennington, J.
> Pork            70         Food Values of Portions
> Chicken         60          Commonly Used
> Ice Cream       45         Harper & Row, N.Y., 1985

Will you now preach vegetarianism, F...nozzle?
 
> Excerpts from Diet For A New America by Pulitzer Prize-
> nominee John Robbins, published by Stillpoint Publishing,
> 1987.
> 
> 
> Fat City, U.S.A.
> 
> Perhaps the most compelling evidence ever assembled of
> the relationship between animal fat intake, cholesterol,
> and human disease came in 1990 when a U.S.-Chinese team
> published the findings of a massive study of Chinese
> dietary behavior and health. The study, which the New
> York Times dubbed "the Grand Prix" of epidemiology,
> followed the eating habits of 8,000 Chinese people in
> sixty-nine counties spanning twenty-five provinces.
> 
> The Chinese people consume 20 percent more calories than
> Americans, but Americans are 25 percent fatter. That's
> because 37 percent of the calories in the U.S. diet come
> from fat, whereas less than 15 percent of the calories in
> the rural Chinese diet come from fat.
> 
> Moreover, 70 percent of the protein in the Western diet
> comes from animal products and 30 percent from plants,
> while in China only 11 percent comes from animal products
> and 89 percent from plants.
> 
> The Chinese study, like many others that have been
> conducted in the West in recent decades, showed a high
> correlation between meat consumption and the incidence of
> heart disease and cancer. The researchers found that in
> counties where meat consumption increased, the rate of
> cardiovascular disease increased dramatically, in some
> cases an increase of 50-fold over the rate of heart
> disease in regions where animal fat still made up less
> than 15 percent of the average diet. Incidences of colon
> cancer also increased with increased consumption of
> animal fat. According to Dr. Collin Campbell of Cornell
> University, one of the directors of the unprecedented
> study, "Once people start introducing animal products
> into their diet, that's when mischief starts."
> 
>  - Brody, Jane E., "Huge Study of Diet Indicts Fat and Meat"
>    New York Times, May 8, 1990, C1
>  - Hellmich, Nanci, "In Healthful Living, East Beats West"
>    USA Today, June 6, 1990
>  - Moffat, Anne Simon, "China: A Living Lab for Epidemiology"
>    Science 248, May 4, 1990, pp. 553, 554
>  - Rifkin, Jeremy, "Beyond Beef," Dutton, 1992, pg. 171
> 
> Excerpts from Diet For A New America by Pulitzer Prize-
> nominee John Robbins, published by Stillpoint Publishing,
> 1987.
> 
> Visit the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
> web site for excellent food recommendations:
> 
> http://www.pcrm.org
> 
> Jai Maharaj
> http://www.mantra.com/jai
> Om Shanti