January 17, 2004
Atkins Revision
In tomorrows NYT this article (R) will tell you:
...the director of research and education for Atkins Nutritionals, Colette Heimowitz, is telling health professionals in seminars around the country that only 20 percent of a dieter's calories should come from saturated fat. Atkins Nutritionals was set up by Dr. Robert C. Atkins to sell Atkins products and promote the diet.But I don't think Atkins dieters will be too stressed since "...a person who eats 1,500 calories a day could eat a 17-ounce strip steak every day."
As best I can tell this is a fairly modest revision all things considered. They are still talking 60% of your calories from fat so substitute some chicken and fish if you are eating more then 17 ounces of red meat a day.
Posted by Steve on January 17, 2004Comments
Tried Atkins. Doing South Beach now and eliminating high fat meats. Sticking with chicken and very lean beef and pork. Hard to get fish around here. What's available is very expensive.
Posted by deb at January 18, 2004 6:33 AM
