[Sca-cooks] OT Atkins diet Someone harmed

[Stacy Morris]

My friends problems did not come after she stopped the
diet such as yours, but while she was on it was when
her problems occured.

You may have already had insulin production problems
too, the over production of insulin is VERY common
among those of us with weight problems. Your body may
have done the same thing with or with out the diet.
This may be especially true if you have a family
history of diabetes.
--- Barbara Benson <vox8 at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > So are there any documented examples of actual
> harm from the Atkins plan
> due
> > to this? Again, I'd like to know. I'm not trying
> to be confrontational, I
> > truly want to know.
>
> Greetings,
>
> This is not something I would normally share, and I
> in no way want to be
> argumentative but you asked & I will share with you
> my experience.
>
> I lost a great deal of weight using the Atkins diet,
> and yes it was the
> Atkins diet. This was several years ago, before they
> republished his book &
> it became all the rage. I have one of the original
> books from the 60's-70's
> (whenever) I also now have the Atkins cookbooks, the
> new Atkins books yadda,
> yadda, yadda. After awhile I reverted to my normal
> eating habits and gained
> all of the weight back (not Atkin's fault, I have no
> will power).
>
> My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant
> for the last 2 years and
> it is not happening. After an extensive battery of
> tests it was found that I
> have a high fasting insulin level. (I believe others
> have mentioned this
> rebound effect, where your body overproduces insulin
> to compensate for the
> Atkins diet). This insulin level is preventing me
> from ovulating and
> preventing pregnancy.
>
> There is no history of insulin problens (Diabetes or
> otherwise) in my family
> going back several generations. I am now on an
> insulin reducing medication
> (which the dosage has already been doubled once) and
> if/when it works they
> will give me a medicine to stimulate ovulation.
>
> Also, when I first began losing so much weight
> several of the people at my
> work wanted to try it too. One of the ladies lasted
> about a week and then
> started having major menstrual spotting issues and
> severe nausea. When she
> stopped Atkins it went away, she had never had these
> problems before or
> since.
>
> No, I have no intention of suing Dr. Atkins. It is
> my own fault, because
> anything that seems too good to be true probably is.
> If I wanted to sue
> could I prove it in a court of law? Probably not.
> But you asked for
> knowledge & I thought I would share. I am not trying
> to discourage anyone
> from using the Atkins diet - I would encourage
> people to think carefully
> about it tho.
>
> Glad Tidings,
> Serena da Riva
>
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