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Lex

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1. I cut out all carbs except for leafy greens, non-starchy veggies

Reply to Odin2005 (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2012, 01:47 AM

Jan 2012

and berries and nuts, and stuck to lean meats and cheeses, and dropped 90 pounds. I did this after reading Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution. So I don't think he's a quack at all.

Now as far as his take on vitamins and such, I didn't really follow him on any of that, or even know much about it.

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Dr. Robert Atkins. Was he a genius, a quack, both? [View all] Odin2005 Jan 2012 OP

I cut out all carbs except for leafy greens, non-starchy veggies Lex Jan 2012 #1

Carbs make life worth living...I say quack. laconicsax Jan 2012 #2

He was right, still is.... sense Jan 2012 #3

I think that most of the theory is quackery LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #4

What I know about human physiology makes me think... Odin2005 Jan 2012 #5