THE SKINNY ON ATKINS
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THE SKINNY ON ATKINS
By Michael Greger, M.D.  http://www.DrGreger.org

Table of Contents

WHAT THE EXPERTS THINK OF ATKINS

Atkins "Nightmare" Diet

Dr. Atkins Had a Dream

"The Diet Fad of the 21st Century"

The South Beach Diet

FAULTY SCIENCE

Phony Baloney

Losing (Water) Weight

Calories Count

"Metabolic Advantage" Advantageous Only In Selling Books

Low Calorie Diet in Disguise

The Real Big Fat Lie

SHORT-TERM SIDE EFFECTS

"Extraordinarily Irresponsible" — Atkins and Pregnancy

More to Lose Than Weight

Constipation

"Disease of Kings"

Prescription for Muscle Cramps

Cognitive Impairment

"Emotional Zombie"

"Sunshine and Sex"

ALL LONG-TERM STUDIES ON ATKINS A WASH

Atkins Comes In Last For Long-Term Weight Maintenance

Long-Term Weight Loss Secrets

Atkins Missing in Action

WHAT THE EXPERTS THINK OF ATKINS - II

Bringing Home the Bacon

LONG-TERM SIDE EFFECTS

"Massive Health Risk"

Malnutrition

Cancer

Kidney "Scarring"

Peeing Your Bones Down the Toilet

"Eaters of Raw Flesh"

Atkins Distorted His Record on Cholesterol

The Proof is in the SPECT Scan

Saturated Fat and Cholesterol Are Bad for You

Closing Off His Heart to the Atkins Diet

Rachel

Down on Atkins Down Under

Only Under Monthly Clinical Supervision

THE SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Where Atkins Deserved Credit

The Answers are No and No

Too Good to Be True

Atkins is Based on a Half-Truth

You Can Have Your Carbs and Eat Them Too

Lose Weight without Losing Your Health—or Your Life

Conclusion

References

Go on to Atkins "Nightmare" Diet

Michael Greger, MD, is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and the Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Greger has been publicly speaking about mad cow disease since 1993. In 1997 he was invited as an expert witness to defend Oprah Winfrey in the infamous meat defamation trial. He has contributed to many books and articles on the subject and continues to lecture extensively. Dr. Greger can be contacted at 857-928-2778, or mhg1@cornell.edu

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