Ignoramus27209 said:The Atkins name was then used to market low-carb versions of the
processed foods that the diet recommended cutting out, and a range of
cereals and snacks was launched in the UK. Leading manufacturers also
rushed products to the market to take advantage of the craze as their
own diet products were hit.But in the fickle world of dieting, the fad has moved on. The focus
now is on the glycaemic index of foods - the rate at which they are
broken down into glucose in the blood. The GI index, originally used
by doctors to help people with diabetes regulate their diets, formed
part of the Atkins theory, but rivals said its interpretation was too
harsh to follow.
In retrospect, yes, new diets nearly always go from incubation to
glorious fashionalble peak and then decline.
The Atkins diet is a terrible choice for women or men who need to lose
"those 5 to 10 pounds" of excess.
But, those wanting to lose "those 5 to 10 pounds" of excess aren't
interested in the reality of losing the weight and keeping it off, only
the losing of the weight.
I have met a number of "low carb idiots" in the last six months.
They have steak and eggs for breakfast, skip lunch, munch on candy bars
when hunger urges strike, and then eat a "Weightwatcher" type dinner.
They never read a book or pamphlet on the nature of the low carb dietary
way, just improvising it from word of mouth, newspaper clips, and
whatever they feel like making up.
Often, they wouldn't know a carbohydrate from a crayon.
This seems like one of many good definitions of a "low carb idiot".