Atkins diet increases mortality (i.e., you will likely die sooner with it).

[Chu Gai]

What, no rear shots?

 

[Shock]

You all seem to sure know a lot about dieting......fatties.

 

[Maestro]

Variety in your daily diet is key. That's why putting fry's and a chocolate malt right next to your burger is important.

I tried the Adkins diet once and got to shaky after a few days because of lack of carbs.

 

[Chu Gai]

The Atkins Diet is patriotic.

 

[James NM]

The Atkins Diet is patriotic.

OK, I'll be your set up man.

Why is the Atkins diet patriotic?

 

[Chu Gai]

It's patriotic for any number of reasons.

A shorter lifespan means there's less years that you get to draw on social security which places less burden on people paying into it.

A shorter lifespan means there's less consumption of all sorts of natural resources.

A shorter lifespan decreases the burden on long term health care facilities, total health care costs.

Etc.

 

[Patrukas777]

It's patriotic for any number of reasons.

A shorter lifespan means there's less years that you get to draw on social security which places less burden on people paying into it.

A shorter lifespan means there's less consumption of all sorts of natural resources.

A shorter lifespan decreases the burden on long term health care facilities, total health care costs.

Etc.

Would it be fair to say that Obama supports the Atkins Diet? we heard what he would do to grandma.

 

[Pyrrho]

It's patriotic for any number of reasons.

A shorter lifespan means there's less years that you get to draw on social security which places less burden on people paying into it.

A shorter lifespan means there's less consumption of all sorts of natural resources.

A shorter lifespan decreases the burden on long term health care facilities, total health care costs.

Etc.

You seem to be assuming that a person with a shorter lifespan will necessarily average the same use of resources per year, but that is not generally the case. If, for example, you eat meat, that meat ate a lot of vegetation, and all of that needs to be considered in one's use of resources. Plus, someone who dies young can still have the same hospital bill in the end, so the average per year cost for such a person is likely to be higher than for someone who was healthy longer and worked longer (also, not missing so many days of work being sick).

So I think you will find that leading a healthy lifestyle is actually going to tend to be better for the country, the economy, and the environment, than leading an unhealthy lifestyle. And obviously, better for the individual.

 

[Chu Gai]

You seem to be assuming that a person with a shorter lifespan will necessarily average the same use of resources per year, but that is not generally the case. If, for example, you eat meat, that meat ate a lot of vegetation, and all of that needs to be considered in one's use of resources. Plus, someone who dies young can still have the same hospital bill in the end, so the average per year cost for such a person is likely to be higher than for someone who was healthy longer and worked longer (also, not missing so many days of work being sick).

So I think you will find that leading a healthy lifestyle is actually going to tend to be better for the country, the economy, and the environment, than leading an unhealthy lifestyle. And obviously, better for the individual.

They're still going to use heating oil, gasoline, shelter. Would make for an interesting study don't you think? Are you a meat eater? I am.

 

[Chu Gai]

Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN Diets for Change in Weight and Related Risk Factors Among Overweight Premenopausal Women