- NEW YORK (Reuters)
- Promoters of the popular low-carbohydrate, high-fat Adkins diet are saying
that people should limit their intake of saturated fat by cutting back
on Atkins staples such as meat, cheese and butter, The New York Times reported
on Sunday.
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- Responding to criticism from scientists that Atkins could
lead to heart disease and other health problems, the director of research
and education for Atkins Nutritionals, Colette Heimowitz, is telling health
professionals that only 20 percent of a dieter's calories should come from
saturated fat, the paper said.
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- Beef, pork, lamb and butter were on the list of "foods
you may eat liberally" in diet founder Dr. Robert C. Atkins' book
"Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution," first published in 1992. Atkins,
who died last year, always maintained that people should eat other food
besides red meat, but had trouble getting that message out, the paper said.
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