IBS and the "Atkins diet"?
#1359 - 02/24/03 02:48 PM
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ecmmbm
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I'm full of questions today. My husband and his folks are having good success eating on a modified type of Atkins diet. They have a bad history of cholesterol/high blood pressure and not only are they losing weight on this diet but all that is getting better too! Well, I knew I could not really do this diet with IBS and the more I learn here I see even moreso, that is true. But I feel like I've been "conditioned" that eating all these carbs and starches is just going to turn to pure sugar in my system and store itself as fat there!  My family is telling me to forget all that and eat whatever keeps me healthy and comfortable, but it's still a concern of mine. What are you all's thoughts on this? For the record, my husband and I exercise a lot and I am not currently "overweight" but just exactly where I want to be, don't want to put anything on either. Thanks!
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Michelle
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Hi - This is a link to a recent article about the Atkins diet and health concerns - Atkins article There's good info there about the carb/insulin theory and lots of other information as well.
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Heather
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Thanks Heather, that article he is disputing is one of the very articles they were given to explain why they SHOULD do this diet. Well, I will pass this along. I will say that my husband is not doing strict Atkins, I'm glad for that after reading this, but he is mostly eating meats, vegetables, and whole grains, a lot of which I cannot tolerate right now. He is avoiding processed and refined flours and sugars, and starches, so we are sort of on opposite ends of the diet spectrum. But that is fine, we have different needs right now. Thank you for your reply!
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Michelle
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my doctor told me to just watch my portions in order not to gain weight. I work out three or four times a week. I ALWAYS work out, even before the diet, it is my thing. As for the atkins diet, as far as I am concerned, the ibs is trhe only diet I will ever follow, because of the safe foods. It just makes sense to meto stick to it as best I CAN.
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