SO MUCH FOR THE ATKINS DIET?

[mogambo]

Women and girls should reduce their fat intake long before becoming
pregnant to protect their fetuses from dangerous dioxins, the
Institute of Medicine recommended yesterday. The institute, a part
of the National Academy of Sciences, urged the government to educate
women about the hazards of dioxins, which can cause health problems
ranging from behavioral disorders to cancer and are especially
dangerous for fetuses and breast-feeding infants. Dioxins, which are
produced by industrial incineration and other processes, contaminate
air, water, and soil, and then build up in the fatty tissues of
animals. To protect against their dangers, the Institute of Medicine
recommended that women cut down on their consumption of dairy
products and fatty meats; it also urged the government to work with
the agricultural sector to lower dioxin levels in food, replace whole
milk with low-fat and skim milk in school lunch programs, and create
a database to track dioxin exposure and its effects on fetuses and
infants.

MSNBC.com, Associated Press, 02 Jul 2003
http://www.gristmagazine.com/forward.pl?forward_id=1304

Check out the Institute of Medicine report on dioxins
http://www.gristmagazine.com/forward.pl?forward_id=1305

I have Dursban in my blood -- a week in the life of
Charlotte Brody, Health Care Without Harm
http://www.gristmagazine.com/dearme/brody051203.asp?source=daily

 

[briee]

Thanks for the info mogambo...another reason to cut back on animal products....or go vegan...

Briee

 

[rcbinmichigan]

More Links to dangers of high-protein/Atkins diet

For science on Atkins/high protein diets try these links:

http://drmcdougall.com/news/atkins_research.html
http://www.drmcdougall.com/protein_diets.html
http://www.pcrm.org/magazine/GM97Autumn/GM97Autumn12.html This is the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine magazine with discussion on studies (with titles such as Meat-Eaters Gain Weight, Milk Does Not Protect Bones, War on Cancer a Stalemate, More Evidence on Fat and Breast Cancer).
http://www.cspinet.org/nah/zone.html This is an article on the dangers of high protein diets, mostly discussing the Sears Zone diet.

From a VegSource board: “A word of caution about the Atkins diet…Last winter I decided to give the Atkins diet a try. I was three weeks into...my body was deep in ketosis, when suddenly I started feeling sicker and sicker...to the point where I ended up in the emergency room. To make a long story short my right kidney was compromised and as a result I may have life long problems. It has taken me almost a year to recover, in that time I gained 25 pounds, when I started the Atkins diet I only had about 10 to loose! The Atkins diet is VERY hard on your kidneys...it's not worth the risk. “