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03/12/2004 Archived Entry: "Atkins Diet"

I swear, if I worked at a sandwich shop, I would enjoy asking people, "Would you like low-carb bread with that?", then if they responded to the affirmative, I would give them a sucker punch. The Atkins diet is almost as absurd, and certainly more pernicious than such overly maligned fads like pet rocks. At least pet rocks were not suppose to be taken seriously.

Of course you can't talk sense into people on the Atkins diet. Dieting is more about religion than health. There has always been a weird connection between religion and eating. Individuals who wouldn't dream of being dogmatic concerning their vision of the Creator, will waste no time ranting like a preacher about the power of proteins, the evils of carbohydrates, and other scientific sounding scripture.

I would like to lead an anti-Atkins movement. Ah yes. I can see it. I would be leading a parade of baguette munching Atkins non-believers.

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