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Chubby Commenting Salad Lover - 2004-03-28 02:12:13
I think the whole fruit and veggie limitation thing is absurd. I understand scientifically how the whole low-carb thing works and all, but dude - I refuse to believe that eating green beans or strawberries ever made anyone fat! That is absurd. I also totally believe that what you eat is only a small percentage of the whole deal. A much larger part of it all is heredity and lifestyle. I eat too many carbs, but I also love veggies and fruits and eat only small amounts of very lean meat. I'm a bit of a chubette. But my cholesterol levels are very good and I have low blood pressure. I will never, ever, ever, ever believe that the whole Atkins thing of eating bacon, steak and butter all day every day is good for you. I mean, Dr. Atkins himself died from eating like that!

Essentially, it's all about balance. Some of us were meant to be very thin, and many of us were not.
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