from Consumer Reports...

Ever get the feeling that diet advice is written by monkeys sitting at
typewriters?

Bob in CT wrote:
| "Choose a more monotonous diet since variety stimulates appetite."
|
| http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18496858/
|
| This has to be one of the most stupid statements ever made.
|
| Naturally, Atkins came in as one of the worst diets. Another quote:
|
| But, like many others, Fike-Carlson couldn't stick with the
| restrictive eating plan [of Atkins]. "I couldn't keep it up," she
| says. "I wanted chips with my Mexican food. I wanted french fries and
| bread."
|
| This, after the woman lost 37 pounds.
|
| So, on the one hand, they tell you not to choose a diet that's too
| "restrictive", yet on the other hand, they tell you to choose a
| monotonous diet because variety "stimulates appetite". Seems a bit
| confusing.

Yes, I do get that feeling. :-)

Cheri

FOB wrote in message ...

Quoted message said:

Ever get the feeling that diet advice is written by monkeys sitting

at

Quoted message said:

typewriters?

Bob in CT wrote:
| "Choose a more monotonous diet since variety stimulates appetite."
|
| http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18496858/
|
| This has to be one of the most stupid statements ever made.
|
| Naturally, Atkins came in as one of the worst diets. Another

quote:

Quoted message said:

|
| But, like many others, Fike-Carlson couldn't stick with the
| restrictive eating plan [of Atkins]. "I couldn't keep it up," she
| says. "I wanted chips with my Mexican food. I wanted french fries

and

Quoted message said:

| bread."
|
| This, after the woman lost 37 pounds.
|
| So, on the one hand, they tell you not to choose a diet that's too
| "restrictive", yet on the other hand, they tell you to choose a
| monotonous diet because variety "stimulates appetite". Seems a bit
| confusing.

FOB wrote:
:: Ever get the feeling that diet advice is written by monkeys sitting
:: at typewriters?

No, I think monkeys would do a better job.....

::
:: Bob in CT wrote:
::: "Choose a more monotonous diet since variety stimulates appetite."
:::
::: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18496858/
:::
::: This has to be one of the most stupid statements ever made.
:::
::: Naturally, Atkins came in as one of the worst diets. Another quote:
:::
::: But, like many others, Fike-Carlson couldn't stick with the
::: restrictive eating plan [of Atkins]. "I couldn't keep it up," she
::: says. "I wanted chips with my Mexican food. I wanted french fries
::: and bread."
:::
::: This, after the woman lost 37 pounds.
:::
::: So, on the one hand, they tell you not to choose a diet that's too
::: "restrictive", yet on the other hand, they tell you to choose a
::: monotonous diet because variety "stimulates appetite". Seems a bit
::: confusing.

FOB said:

Ever get the feeling that diet advice is written by monkeys sitting at
typewriters?

So that's where the idea that fruits are their own food group comes
from! Somehow folks never notice that fruits-and-veggies are the
food group and that folks on Atkins generally eat more veggies while
on-plan than they ever ate fruits-and-veggies before they started.

Bob in CT said:

Naturally, Atkins came in as one of the worst diets. Another quote:

So, their methodology was to ask a bunch of nutritionists and
dietitians (including a heavy lean on the NWCR people, who we know are
Low Fat Faithful) about the books.

A few years ago, when my mom worked at CR, they did an actual test of
diets among their readers or something. Atkins did very well if it
didn't win. Sadly, with my mom leaving CR for more commercial work, I
have lost my access to their website, or I could find that article.

It's all about methodology. When the rubber hits the road, everyone
here knows that carb restriction works and that fat doesn't make you
fat (or dead).