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Date Posted: 08:23:24 06/13/02 Thu
Author: Laura Richard
Subject: Fighting Obesity & the Food Lobby (Article)

Hello Guys,

For those of you who believe that the food industry is a huge part of our expanding waistlines, you are going to love this article. A team of two professors -- one from Harvard and one from Yale - wrote a very strongly worded statement taking on the food industry. The title of the article is "Fighting Obesity and the Food Lobby" and it was published in the Washington Post on June 9.

In the statement, these professors compare the food industry with the tobacco industry in that it focuses on influencing children to eat unhealthy, high-profit, nutrition poor products (their words). I got really excited when I read their statement on why they believe that children are growing so unhealthy. They said, "The obesity epidemic has many causes, but deterioration in the diet certainly plays a central role. Fast food is serviced in massive portions, contains highly processed carbohydrate and the worst fats (especially trans fat), and has little or no fiber. Each of these factors has been linked to increased risk for obesity, diabetes or heart disease." Wow.

They also state very clearly that they believe that recommendations issued by government agencies (such as the USDA) and the nutritional organizations have been unduly influenced by the food industry. The examples they cite are fairly shocking, IMHO.

To read their statement at the WashingtonPost.com web site, go here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15232-2002Jun7.html

I have included this statement on my web site along with over 60 additional links to LC research that provides you with the information you need to educate your family, friends, physicians and other health care providers about the benefits of LCing. This collection includes prestigious sources such as Harvard University, Johns Hopkins, and Stanford University and major scientific publications such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and the Journal of the American Medical Association.

To access the collection, go to my web site at www.lowcarbsuccess.net and click on one of the RESEARCH buttons (same information on each page -- it is sorted differently).

Happy reading!

Laura Richard
Author of The Secret to Low Carb Success: How To Get The Most Out Of Your Low Carbohydrate Diet
www.lowcarbsuccess.net
Available through Low Carb Suport Group Bookstore

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