glenntaj said:
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And, yes, there's a lot of literature to support that a diet too rich in refined carbs--especially corn syrup and other highly refined sweeteners--is actually worse than eating a lot of saturated fat
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Yes, I think sugar is the biggest enemy! If the U.S. government would stop subsidizing corn, I betcha we would see a huge drop in obesity as a result.
And that's what I have against the Ornish diet aside from not ever being able to eat out or at someone else's house--it doesn't seem to limit sugars at all from what I can see. A friend gave me an Ornish-approved recipe for sweet potatoes with a cup of brown sugar in it! How can that be good? And avoiding olives and nuts? Throwing the baby out with the bathwater, I say!
But Atkins seems to me a little extreme also. Counting carbs in green vegetables while eating all the butter and bacon you want? That can't be right either, can it? I've never looked closely at The Zone. If that's a more moderate approach, I might think it's a better way to go.