Consumer's Report ranks weight reduction plans

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calypso47@voyager.net - 10 May 2005 19:34 GMT

They based their rankings on weight loss, retention over time, etc.:

http://news.lycos.com/wired/story.asp?section=Health&storyId=1031791

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TC - 10 May 2005 21:36 GMT

calyps...@voyager.net wrote:

> They based their rankings on weight loss, retention over time, etc.:
>
> http://news.lycos.com/wired/story.asp?section=Health&storyId=1031791

Part of their criteria was how well the diet fits in with the USDA food
recomendations. I guarantee you that a truly healthy diet will not fit
well with what the agricultural industry and the food industry thinks
is an acceptable diet.

TC

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Jeff - 11 May 2005 21:17 GMT

> calyps...@voyager.net wrote:
>> They based their rankings on weight loss, retention over time, etc.:
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> well with what the agricultural industry and the food industry thinks
> is an acceptable diet.

I agree that the ratings should be based on the results of the diet, not how
well it fits with the USDA food recommendations.

If the recommendations are so good, the diets that fit well with them will
come out on top.

Unfortunately, the although the recommendations look at long-term weight
loss, they don't look at other parameters, like length of life, heart
attacks and colon cancer.

Jeff

> TC

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