LOW-CARB FAD IS HURTING HEALTH

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

Low-carb fad is hurting health

The Pioneer Thursday, June 24, 2004

Washington (Reuters) - Popular low-carbohydrate diets are
leading Americans to poor health and spawning a rip-off
industry of "carb-friendly" products, health experts and
consumer advocates have said. They have announced a new
group, called the Partnership for Essential Nutrition, to
help educate people about the need for healthy carbohydrates
such as vegetables, fruits, beans and whole grains.

"When unproven science becomes a sales pitch, some people
get rich and the rest of us get ripped off," Jeffrey Prince
of the American Institute for Cancer Research told a news
conference.

More at: http://www.dailypioneer.com (http://www.dailypioneer.com/)

Visit the Physicians Committee For Responsible
Medicine web site:

http://www.pcrm.org (http://www.pcrm.org/)

Jai Maharaj http://www.mantra.com/jai Om Shanti

[Harmony]

americans would try anything till they get sick of it. is
that a sign of being adventurous or mere foolishness? when
does common sense kick in?

"Dr. Jai Maharaj" <usenet@mantra.com> wrote in message
news:up83eb7rlr46q7u85@w95dc194pwt4i11mf70w...
> Low-carb fad is hurting health
>
> The Pioneer Thursday, June 24, 2004
>
> Washington (Reuters) - Popular low-carbohydrate diets
> are leading Americans to poor health and spawning a rip-
> off industry of "carb-friendly" products, health experts
> and consumer advocates have said. They have announced a
> new group, called the Partnership for Essential
> Nutrition, to help educate people about the need for
> healthy carbohydrates such as vegetables, fruits, beans
> and whole grains.
>
> "When unproven science becomes a sales pitch, some people
> get rich and the rest of us get ripped off," Jeffrey
> Prince of the American Institute for Cancer Research told
> a news conference.
>
> More at: http://www.dailypioneer.com (http://www.dailypioneer.com/)
>
> Visit the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine
> web site:
>
> http://www.pcrm.org (http://www.pcrm.org/)
>
> Jai Maharaj http://www.mantra.com/jai Om Shanti

[Owen Lowe]

In article <up83eb7rlr46q7u85@w95dc194pwt4i11mf70w>,
usenet@mantra.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj) wrote:

> to help educate people about the need for healthy
> carbohydrates such as vegetables, fruits, beans and whole
> grains.

Well if folks follow what Atkins or South Beach say they'll
get plenty of greens and a sensible amount of fruits. It's
those who leap from diet to diet without bothering to learn
the specifics that cause poor results and PR.

[Mirek Fidler]

"Dr. Jai Maharaj" <usenet@mantra.com> pí¹e v diskusním pøíspìvku
news:up83eb7rlr46q7u85@w95dc194pwt4i11mf70w...
> Low-carb fad is hurting health
>
> The Pioneer Thursday, June 24, 2004
>
> Washington (Reuters) - Popular low-carbohydrate diets are
> leading Americans to poor health and spawning a rip-off
> industry of "carb-friendly" products, health experts and
> consumer advocates have said. They have announced a new
> group, called the Partnership for Essential Nutrition, to

Well, I have visited their site and I found them kind of
misinformed:

Once again, they are clueless about what low-carb diet is.

"Carbohydrates prevent disease in other ways besides being
the sole source of fiber. Packaged along with fiber in
fruits and vegetables -- which are primarily carbohydrates
-- they are rich in antioxidants and contain a number of
phytochemicals that have been linked to a lower risk of
certain cancers, stroke, heart disease and high blood
pressure."

They are still unable to understand that low-carb is not no-
carb and that in fact it means replacing concentrated carbs
with veggies and (possibly) fruits. You are expected to eat
MORE vegetables on low-carb diet, not less.

Only difference is whole-grains - and it is interesting that
while they are speaking about it, they are unable to give
any advanatage of eating whole-grains instead of veggies
(or, if you wish, protein or fat).

Another gem:

"Less than one in five know that broccoli is rich in
carbohydrate (17 percent)"

Well, I think this kind of information helps us understand
how deep is knowledge of this group...

(With less than 2g / 100g of digestible carbs brocolli can
be hardly described as "rich in carbohydrate". There is even
more protein than digestible carbs in brocolli, so if you
wish you can rather describe it as "rich in protein".)

Mirek

(Hurting his health with LC diet eating 2PD of veggies a
day, thus breaking 2PD approach as I am also eating some
meat, diary and fruits over these 2 pounds :)

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

In article <10dk4u1l8lul41d@corp.supernews.com>,
"harmony" <aka@hotmail.com> posted:
> americans would try anything till they get sick of it. is
> that a sign of being adventurous or mere foolishness? when
> does common sense kick in?

Common sense comes only after centuries of experimentation
and learning -- the US is still a very young and
rebellious culture.

Jai Maharaj http://www.mantra.com/jai Om Shanti

> Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote in message
>
> > Low-carb fad is hurting health
> >
> > The Pioneer Thursday, June 24, 2004
> >
> > Washington (Reuters) - Popular low-carbohydrate diets
> > are leading Americans to poor health and spawning a rip-
> > off industry of "carb-friendly" products, health experts
> > and consumer advocates have said. They have announced a
> > new group, called the Partnership for Essential
> > Nutrition, to help educate people about the need for
> > healthy carbohydrates such as vegetables, fruits, beans
> > and whole grains.
> >
> > "When unproven science becomes a sales pitch, some
> > people get rich and the rest of us get ripped off,"
> > Jeffrey Prince of the American Institute for Cancer
> > Research told a news conference.
> >
> > More at: http://www.dailypioneer.com (http://www.dailypioneer.com/)
> >
> > Visit the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine
> > web site:
> >
> > http://www.pcrm.org (http://www.pcrm.org/)
> >
> > Jai Maharaj http://www.mantra.com/jai Om Shanti