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Dante Alighieri
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Aside from BBF, any other folk on here that have studied Nutritional to a pretty high level? Or consider themselves very well "self-taught" through attending their friends' lectures, reading materials etc.?
Any Nutritional Majors Here
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dietetics is my second/double major
Dante Alighieri
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Two quick questions for you bor;
1) If you remember, what reading materials/ books did you use for your course (Aside from "Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism 2nd/3rd Edition" if you used it)?
2) To gauge the *level* of your qualification, what would be your initial response to the words "Atkins Diet"? Nothing ultra "sciencey" or profound; how would you sum it up/ "evaluate" in a few sentences?
If you can be arsed mate. I'm not looking for an indepth argument/ discussion on the merits of different diets, just a single response. Cheers,
*Two questions go to everyone that can say "Yes" to the initial post.
1) If you remember, what reading materials/ books did you use for your course (Aside from "Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism 2nd/3rd Edition" if you used it)?
2) To gauge the *level* of your qualification, what would be your initial response to the words "Atkins Diet"? Nothing ultra "sciencey" or profound; how would you sum it up/ "evaluate" in a few sentences?
If you can be arsed mate. I'm not looking for an indepth argument/ discussion on the merits of different diets, just a single response. Cheers,
*Two questions go to everyone that can say "Yes" to the initial post.
ive actually only taken 9 hours so far of dietetics. aside from nutrition in the life cycle and understanding normal and clinical nutrition ive used krause's nutrition diet therapies book.
well from textbooks atkins will kill you. instructors opinion - it works great, you just need to understand how unhealthy it is.
well from textbooks atkins will kill you. instructors opinion - it works great, you just need to understand how unhealthy it is.
I have worked in the nutrition industry for a few years 
And my quick synopsis of the "atkins diet" is this: Its a quick "solution" to a long term problem...
And my quick synopsis of the "atkins diet" is this: Its a quick "solution" to a long term problem...
The Terminator said:I have worked in the nutrition industry for a few years
And my quick synopsis of the "atkins diet" is this: Its a quick "solution" to a long term problem...
once upon a time i worked at a smoothie king. i had someone come in that a doctor had put them on atkins type diet to lower her cholesterol.
the thing i hate about how a lot of people do that diet is that they still eat sugar free everything and dont change their habits
juicedmullet said:
LOL, the people who follow that diet tend to be sheep...
I have come across countless people who are like
"I ate 6 eggs, 10 pieces of bacon, and 4 sausages just for breakfast"...And they think that is a healthy alternative...
As their cholesterol levels climb sky high and arteriosclerosis sets in they will wish they had walked another path...
The Terminator said:
LOL, the people who follow that diet tend to be sheep...
I have come across countless people who are like
"I ate 6 eggs, 10 pieces of bacon, and 4 sausages just for breakfast"...And they think that is a healthy alternative...
As their cholesterol levels climb sky high and arteriosclerosis sets in they will wish they had walked another path...
i dont agree iwth a lot of things ive learned in dietetics classes, but i hate people who bash ephedra and atkins and BFL by just reading what someone wrote in 1992
juicedmullet said:
Personally I think a BFL type of diet is much healthier choice...(and easier to follow)
Dante Alighieri
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juicedmullet said:
Exactly a response I was looking for - whether the diet is the greatest thing since sliced bread, or an absolute to kill you in 6 months time, I was wondering how many nutritional majors etc would go against "mainstream thought", go a little bit beyond what they learn in the lecture theatre and approach all diets with an objective evaluation.
I observed a debate recently between a very well self taught person and a properly educated nutritional major on the Atkins, which the latter lost simply because he was unflexible in his beliefs (he hadn't attempted to find even one merit of Atkins dieting) and wouldn't go beyond what he learned in class.
atlantabiolab
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Dante Alighieri said:
If you wanna understand nutritional biochemistry, don't go into nutrition or dietetics. These two fields are nothing more than 50 year old rehashes of outdated research. They tend to be geared more for the food service industry, say for clinical or elderly care settings, as opposed to true science.
If you wanna understand human nutrition, take as many biochemistry, anatomy and phys, molecular biology, pharmacology courses you can. Then read the journals and the advanced nutritional biochem texts. They are exact opposites of undergrad nutrition courses.
As for most of the attacks thrown at the Atkin's (actually anything low carb), this is a rehash of the 1970's AMA attacks on Atkin's book, which are totally unscientific rants. Atkin's diet is not the greatest thing next to sliced bread as he portrays it, but it is not the death sentence and logical failure that the AMA and ADA present it.
Most of the debates I have had about this diet are with people who support their arguments with sources such as Men's Health and Shape magazine.
atlantabiolab said:
heres the deal bor. cite me some of those magazines so that i can start reading them.
