For the full article see:

http://my.netscape.com/corewidgets/news/story.psp?cat
=51180&id=200211190607000137072

"Dr. Alice Lichtenstein, a nutrition expert at Tufts University, said she thinks too much is made of the amounts of carbohydrates and fats in people's diets as they try to shed weight. ``There is no magic combination of fat versus carbs versus protein," she said. ``It doesn't matter in the long run. The bottom line is calories, calories, calories."

Here we go again - a so called totally "lost in space" expert spouting off again. It seems that this excuse for an human being can't seem to connect that if one does not absorb the calories than they are not going to accumulate as fat! If she could just do her homework, for which she is paid and I am not, she could easily see that if one does not consume carbohydrates then here will be very little insulin hence minimal fat storage. The excess fat will be excreted.

See "The Chemistry of Food" at:

http://wilstar.com/lowcarb/print-chem.htm

Dr. Lichtenstein should read her basic medical texts before demonstrating her considerable expertize in nutrition.

For more links see:

http://homodiet.netfirms.com/otherssay/Letters/Kwasniewski_
diet_is_not_Atkins_diet.htm
"Dr. Sidney Smith, the heart association's research director, said it was a surprise that the Atkins diet did not raise LDL cholesterol. "One small study like this flies in the face of so much evidence. We can't change dietary recommendations on the spot," he said."

Really! "In the face of" what evidence? Believe me I have tried to find this so called evidence and mostly found contrary data!

THE SOFT SCIENCE OF DIETARY FAT

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/taubes.html

What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/eatfat_3.html

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/doctors_sued.html

"After six months, the people on the Atkins diet had lost 31 pounds, compared with 20 pounds on the AHA diet, and more people stuck with the Atkins regimen."
Unlike diets promoted by the typical expert bull, good nutrition will completely stratify appetite and not leave one hungry as the low fat diets do.

Chris Gupta

"Always be prepared to think of experts as stupid. They often are!"

--Jane Jacobs