From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Apr 29 2003 - 00:52:26 MDT
Mike Lorrey wrote:
> It is possible to lose weight in all sorts of unsmart ways,
> ask any concentration camp survivor.
Yes. The problem with deli sandwiches, from my paleodiet perspective, is
that the buns are mostly empty calories and many deli "meats" (e.g.,
pepperoni) contain too much fat.
Concerning the meats, this gets to a central issue regarding the Atkins
diet: the diet is a popular success largely because it allows luxuries like
butter and cheese and bacon and sausage, which help people stay with the
diet by satisfying their lust for fat. (I remember how much I loved my bacon
and cheese omelets back when I followed Atkins). But these fatty foods are
luxuries with potentially serious health consequences. There is to my
knowledge no good reason to include fatty meats like sausage, bacon and
pepperoni, much less butter and cheese. If an Atkins dieter decides he
absolutely cannot live without his fatty butter and cheeses then he might
still improve on the diet by eating only lean cuts of meat, fish and
poultry.
-gts
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