What does Dr. Oz think about Atkins??

[synthetic]

Do you guys know Dr. Oz? He has a health realted TV show on during the daytime?

Has anyone heard Dr. Oz's opinion on the Atkins way of eating? I know he does alot of shows about weight...


Anyone know?

[atkinsgal08]

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>>Do you guys know Dr. Oz?>>

Yes. Well, not personally, but I've read a book of his.

>>He has a health realted TV show on during the daytime?>>

Yes, I know it's on ... never seen it though.

>> Has anyone heard Dr. Oz's opinion on the Atkins way of eating?>>

Nope. Nor does his opinion matter to me!

[mizski]

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Dr. Oz is not a fan of Atkins. Here is an exchange between Gary Taubes (of Good Calories, Bad Calories fame) and Dr. Oz: Part 1 and Part 2 on Larry King Live. Part 2 also has others such as Dr. Weil and Jillian Michaels chiming in. And here is the transcript.

Dr. Oz leans heavily towards vegetarian/vegan diets and is part of the low fat, high fiber (whole grains) school of thought. I do watch his show but his diet advice (beyond eating whole foods) is not for me.

[synthetic]

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Right, thank you for that link, I am going to check it out!! There is no way I could ever switch to a vegitarian diet.... I wouldn't succeed! This is the only way of eating that is fulfilling, i can stick with, and have had some results so far! lemme take a look at the links!! Thanks for those!

[maxima]

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All I know is that Drew Barrymore was a complete vegetarian and stayed plump and pudgy for her age - then her friends convinced her that protien and animal/animal fat really would help her shed her weight so she reluctantly gave up the total vegetarian diet and just look at her now, she looks amazing. And happy too, you know?

Like the other's here I could never stick to a diet that consisted of nothing but carbohydrates.

[synthetic]

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Me too. That link was a good one.. thanks for posting that mizski!! I used to be a dental assistant and Memet Oz was a patient of ours, as I met him in person. I do like his shows he has in the mornings which is why I was interested in his opinion. But I def could not go back to eating carbs like I did. I just was hungry way too much! at least low carb has a natural appetite supression! Plus I like meat and creamy butter and oils so this way of eating is perfect for me and easy to stay on!!

[thefemalegreenday]

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But...But he can't be bad =[ he's Oprahs favorite.

[chinadoll]

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Well, after almost half a century I have come to the conclusion that no one diet is right for everyone. While Dr Oz's advice may be a very healthy way for many people to eat, for those of us with carb addictions it would mean a lifetime of hunger and misery. Dr Oz is about getting your cholesterol and triglyceride numbers to the healthy range, exercising regularly, and eating fruits and veggies. Those things I do through Atkins. WHile I am sure Dr Oz would disapprove of my fat intake and avoidance of grains, I am also sure he would approve my blood pressure, blood work and exercise routine. So for me I will stick to Atkins and although I think Oz is a good and knowledgable guy--his way wouldn't work for me.

[Aways2Go]

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I ate mostly vegetarian (but nowhere near vegan) for the last several years before switching to Atkins. In the process, I eliminated processed foods nearly entirely, shopped mostly at the farmers markets (which operated year round where I was living) and only a small percentage of food purchased at the local natural foods type grocery store came in a package. I did lose 50 pounds eating this way without trying to lose intentionally (had given up on losing weight and just wanted to eat healthy).

Granted, I still ate 2 or 3 eggs each week, tuna or other fish on occasion, ate some form of red meat or chicken usually once a week or two when eating out a weekend dinner, but my diet was certainly not low fat despite being predominantly vegetarian. They do not necessarily go hand in hand, though people often assume they do. Had olive oil with tons of stuff, including my daily salad or two, and continued to eat natural cheese, nuts, cream, half and half and butter regularly. Bought no regular sugar - used stevia, a little honey here and there mostly. Also generally avoided the worst starchy veggies, but did eat some things like sweet potatoes, parsnips, turnips, beets, etc. I also ate some whole grains like brown rice, whole raw oats and barley several times a week also plus some legumes and beans a few times each week. Rarely bought any kind of bread, and then it would be a tiny loaf of sprouted whole grain or something like that (once every few months). Don't trust unfermented soy much, so didn't each much of that.

Once I had lost about 50 pounds over nearly a year, though, the weight loss slowed, then stopped, then bounced around. I continued to eat the same way, but apparently reached my stopping point for weight loss. I was eating extremely healthy though, by my own definition - huge, huge variety of vegetables daily/weekly, most of them green and cooked from scratch and a fair amount eaten raw, and a small serving or two of fruit (berries, an apple, occasional citrus or figs or slice or two of melon or whatever was in season locally, etc) most every day. I felt really good other than the fact I couldn't seem to lose any more weight. I decided I had to reduce my carbs (even these healthy carb choices) to make any more progress.

As I reach goal, I hope to re-incorporate some of these items I am mostly leaving off for now and hope to be able to shift back a LITTLE more towards this way of eating, though I am quite sure I will have to be MUCH more conscious of the carb counts and space out the grains, legumes, starchy root veggies and fruit. I'm sure I will eat more meat than I did previously also, which wouldn't take a lot. But I do hope to find some happy medium between THAT way of eating and THIS way of eating that will allow me to maintain my weight somewhere in the vicinity of goal. Will have to see what I can tolerate. I feel good eating tons of veggies and like growing my own food in the garden to the extent possible. I think I will do well at the maintenance level of Atkins once I get to that point assuming my CCL for maintenance will be high enough to allow more veggies and fruit than now. I can't go over the low to mid 30s and lose anything, but I don't know yet how many healthy carbs I can eat and maintain or before I start to gain.

And like AtkinsGal, I also don't give a flip about what anyone thinks of my diet, health professional or no. Professionals get off on the wrong idea about things at times, for a variety of reasons, and it takes them decades to realize or admit that way of thinking may not be exactly right. In the meantime, while they are figuring out whatever, I experiment on my own and find what is right for me. Their recommendations for the past few decades about eating a low fat/high carb diet did nothing for me for the first 15 years or so of my adult life but lead me to morbid obesity. I can do without their advice after that. I've done better on my own advice.