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Old March 16th, 2004, 03:53 AM
JC Der Koenig
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Default 'Put fat children on Atkins diet'

You're an idiot. Hopefully you haven't reproduced yet.

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Most of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little.

Becky P.

"Pizza Girl" wrote in message
s.com...
Use pure cream instead of milk, untrimmed meat instead of lean, no low fat
products etc.

High fat and bad for you. A high protein I go for but not high fat too.

"JC Der Koenig" wrote in message
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It's not a high fat diet either, in an absolute sense.

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Most of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little.

Becky P.

"Ignoramus21819" wrote in message
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This is funny as this seems to be a dialog of people where both of
them have no clue as to what they are talking about.

One says that kids should be put on Atkins, which works becaus eit is
"high protein". (bull****, as atkins is a high fat diet)

Another objects by saying essentially nothing meaningful at all.

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In article , Diarmid

Logan wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3509792.stm

'Put fat children on Atkins diet'

Fat children should be put on Atkins-style diets to lose weight and
prevent illness, a cancer specialist has said.

Professor Julian Peto, of the Institute of Cancer Research, said
high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets could suppress appetites and

keep
children slim.

Obesity "is now overtaking smoking as the number one killer and I am
very concerned that we need to tackle it early," he told BBC Radio 5
Live.

He said dietary advice for children was not working and needed a
"rethink".

He added that children should be weighed regularly in school.

The problem of obesity is soaring among children in the UK.

In 1998, 9% of two to four-year-olds were considered obese - almost
double the figure in 1989.

The World Health Organisation says being overweight causes diabetes,
heart disease and some forms of cancer.

Professor Peto said the Atkins diet, which involves eating lots of
meat and other high protein foods, while restricting carbohydrates,
worked because proteins suppressed the appetite and people did not

eat
as much.

"I am sure the Atkins wasn't developed on this basis but that is why
it works," he said.

"The levels of salt and fat are anything but healthy but the basis

of
the diet - which is low carbohydrate and high protein - is ideal for
losing weight."

Opponents of Atkins-style diets claim that, over the long term, they
can cause kidney damage, thin bones and constipation, raise
cholesterol levels and increase the risk of diabetes and an early
heart attack.

But some British doctors are already putting obese children on
Atkins-style diets.

Dr Dee Dawson, medical director at Rhodes Farm Clinic, a residential
home for treatment of children with eating disorders, says the diet

is
good for children.

"The children who come here are not just overweight, they are ill,

and
in danger of dying. Some of them can't breathe and some of them

can't
lie down.

"I do think the basis of Atkins - low carbohydrate and high

protein -
is a good diet for children and the priority is for these children

to
get weight off."

But nutritionist Dr Toni Steer, of the Medical Research Council,
warned that there is not enough research into the long-term health
effects of being on the diet.

"We realise obesity is a major problem which we need to tackle as a
matter of urgency but I would be very concerned about advising
children to follow diets like Atkins."