Comments on: Is The Atkins Diet Safe? Answer May Shock You!

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:49:36 +0000

I think Campbell’s China Study book has been pretty well debunked by observations that he cherry-picked data from the actual study to support his vegan agenda. Human beings have thrived on fatty meat since the species began. Tofu and PUFAs, not so much.

By: Clement

Clement — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:49:57 +0000

I would recommend researching the effects of too much animal protein, namely cooked animal protein, on the body over prolonged periods of time. Read the China Study by T. Colin Campbell phD on books.google.com. Read the first chapters and make your own conclusions.

Clément

By: robert

robert — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:25:45 +0000

I actualy just took a blood test yesterday, the results came in today and the doctor said everything was perfect. I actaly stopped following the mans diet in the sense of the weekly carb load, and began focusing on losing some weight twards a six pack.

By: Gazo

Gazo — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:49:10 +0000

Hi mark,
just reading what Andrics has written about his cholestrol level have you got any info posted anywhere here about this and could this happen, also Uplift mentions about eating and people adding cream and eggs to add calories if I understood that properly well thats what I do. As ive mentioned im not a massive eater and I ate all day one day and counted my calories i was was under a childs RDA by 100 next day just added cream cheese more meat then i managed 4400 so this brings me concern could you please put me straight or point me the right way all the best.
Gazo

By: Andrics

Andrics — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:40:20 +0000

Thanks mate , look forward to the banter on the forums ;0)

By: Uplift

Uplift — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:34:57 +0000

Gidday Andy, I’ll bet you are pretty upset. I won’t say much, as Mark points out it’s not a forum here, and prefers we don’t. But I think you should check the medical angle, to be sure there are no medical reasons for your present, and importantly, previous reading. All the best to you, and good on you for being honest.

By: Andrics

Andrics — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:58:27 +0000

Uplift here is my last post looks like its blocked on the other article due to too many posts:
Hi all, first I would like to say what a great site this is. Its author and content are spot on. I constantly login daily checking for new articles and updates.

Being honest I was quite sceptical about the MANS diet and the conflicting information around the whole subject. In the end I thought I would test it by trying it both for its bodybuilding advantages and the fact I had a slightly elevated total cholesterol level at 6.4 and a triglyceride reading of 1.3 hoping to bring these down too.

Today after 10 weeks of following MANS in its strictest form I am devastated to get my blood results back. It’s reached a whopping 9.4!
I am truly gutted and now very confused. I have not got the full report as the nurse could not tell me more without seeing my GP first who will no doubt insist I take the dreaded statin !

I hate to be the bearer of bad / negative news but what more can I say, the results seem to speak for themselves. Mark this is no way a derogatory dig at you.

I wonder have you or your dedicated low carbers out there taken blood tests recently. I am sad to say that overnight I have gone from MANS breakfasts to a girlie bowl of Alpen and skimmed milk ;0(

Back to the books and experiments

Andy, uk

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:19:46 +0000

Guys, I can’t let this become a forum discussion on a post page.
We can really chat through all these things when I have the forum up. There can be many factors involved.
Andrics, I’ll email you
Thanks for understanding guys,
Mark.

By: Uplift

Uplift — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:39:45 +0000

Gidday Andrics, 6.4 is even considered high. I was/am always around 5 or lower. So, it might be worth looking into why yours were high to start with. Also, this might not apply to you, but lots of people used to say they wanted to eat like me, and ask all about it, and say they were doing it, but, as I highlighted in another post, I honestly never saw anyone else strictly do it. Usually they just added eggs, cream etc, to all the other stuff they ate. Sugar was usually in the mix.

By: Andrics

Andrics — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:53:45 +0000

Mr Uplift , any advice for me? I have just gone from 6.4 to 9.4 in 10 weeks of doing MANS ! Not a great result. I guess you are just genetically gifted.

By: Uplift

Uplift — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:31:56 +0000

Somehow the comment got submitted too early, so here’s theremainder and crux of it.
I already knew what the results would be as I had had heaps of tests when playing sport, so resisted, not appreciating the pressure and insinuations. Eventually I told them I would take the test if they changed their thinking on seeing the results. They smugly agreed, and away we went. As they had told the government tester my ‘horror story’, they all waited with bated breath for the results. Which, to their horror, was low blood cholesterol levels, perfect levels, virtually the best in the town. Same with blood pressure. They insisted it was a mistake, and after the third test, with my finger resembling a pin cushion, sat dumbfounded. I must admit, I had heaps of fun stirring them, especially when the doctor and matron had utterly shocking levels.
The real comedy was when most of the town, who also had shocking results, had to make appointments with the doctor to get dietry advice and fix the problem. I had a ball… the blind leading the blind.
So despite that, and despite the story spreading like wildfire, as things do in small rural towns, nothing changed. And people would still say I had a weird diet and would die or get really sick… soon. Conditioning, which is virtually brainwashing, is very powerfull, which can be an awesome thing if you use it to your advantage. But, it can be a double edged sword if you allow yourself to be blindly conditioned.
Think of the power of unconscious conditioning. In one culture, mud worms are an absolute delicasy, sought out and savoured as they slimily slither live down the eaters throats. Yet, in another culture, the mere thought of exact same thing is enough to make someone unconsciously react, recoil in horror, even throw up. All because of belief, a mental construct, conditioning.

By: Uplift

Uplift — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:10:23 +0000

Gidday, more interesting stuff. The conditioning thing is amasing. When I was working for a country hospital in a small town I had moved to, the CEO, regional doctor and matron were horrified at my diet, which was really similar to yours. As I wasn’t competing in top level sport anymore, and my training load had dramatically decreased, I was eating around a dozen eggs daily, heaps of cream, full fat cheese, yoghurt, milk, butter etc, small amounts of selected fruit, grains, nuts and veg. However, I still strength trained hard, and surfed heaps, so was pretty active. Cholesterol was the buzzword, and the govt health dept was sending teams around the country undertaking free cholesterol, blood pressure tests etc. my employers insisted I have the tests, as they said it would be negligent of them to let me work there with such a dangerous diet.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:08:33 +0000

mark, I was hoping you make a reference to Atkins on your site at some point, nice one!

I have been following your site for the last month or so and the content is really useful, I haven’t been able to find this combination of info anywhere on the web. I think it makes a big difference thats it UK based which helps with food shopping etc.

Since i have been low carbing, the difference in myself is really good. Less bloated, less time in the toilet 🙂 and loads of energy.