stuffit 0 #1 May 27, 2004 How could you not know this was a bad idea? Quote Atkins Diet Thu May 27,10:55 AM ET Add Health - AP to My Yahoo! By JILL BARTON, Associated Press Writer WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A 53-year-old man sued the company that promotes the Atkins Diet and the estate of its founder Dr. Robert Atkins, alleging that following the high-fat meal plan clogged his arteries and threatened his health. Yahoo! Health Have questions about your health? Find answers here. Jody Gorran of Delray Beach said he believes the Atkins diet books and products should contain a warning label that one-third of the population is at risk for developing health problems when they eat meats and other foods endorsed by the diet that are high in saturated fat. The advocacy group, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which is assisting Gorran, says the suit is the first to recently question the merits of the Atkins diet. The Washington-based group promotes a vegan diet — no meat, fish, dairy or egg products. Gorran said Thursday he started the diet in May 2001 after his 50th birthday because his weight had increased to 148 from 140, but says it caused him to need heart angioplasty to clear his arteries. "I came very close to dying and this is from a diet I thought was marvelous. For 2 1/2 years, I extolled the virtues of this diet to anyone who listened because I was losing weight and I felt great," said Gorran, who filed his suit Wednesday seeking $15,000 in Palm Beach County Circuit Court. "But when I started I had no idea I was making a deal with the devil for trying to keep a 32-inch waistline." Atkins Nutritionals Inc., which responded to Gorran's suit in a statement, questioned the motivation of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. In 1979, a New York jury rejected an elderly, overweight woman's lawsuit claiming that the Atkins Diet caused her heart disease. "We should not let the real issue, providing people with a scientifically validated nutritional choice in the face of a worldwide obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemic, be manipulated by this extremist animal rights vegan group," the statement said. "As always Atkins stands by the science that has repeatedly reaffirmed the safety and health benefits of the Atkins Nutritional Approach." Doctors and nutritionists have for years debated the Atkins diet, which allows up to two-thirds of calories from fat, or more than double the usual recommendation. Dr. Atkins argued that carbohydrates generate too much insulin, which makes people hungrier and encourages them to put on fat. Atkins' best-selling book, "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution," advocates meat, eggs and cheese and discourages bread, rice and fruit. His books sold 15 million copies and attracted millions of followers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #2 May 27, 2004 i hate sue-happy people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #3 May 27, 2004 Quotei hate sue-happy people. Thats it!! I am going to sue you for saying that!! It hurt my feelings Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taylor610 0 #4 May 27, 2004 If you sue her, I will probably get a complex because of it and I will have to sue you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #5 May 27, 2004 QuoteQuotei hate sue-happy people. Thats it!! I am going to sue you for saying that!! It hurt my feelings Well I'm going to sue you for having so mant ME's at the bottom of your sig line - it hurts my eyes cuz I have to read it all everytime.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #6 May 27, 2004 QuoteQuoteQuotei hate sue-happy people. Thats it!! I am going to sue you for saying that!! It hurt my feelings Well I'm going to sue you for having so mant ME's at the bottom of your sig line - it hurts my eyes cuz I have to read it all everytime. well, if you sue him and win anything, mr. turtle... i'm going to turn around and sue you because i should have been the one to sue him, so that should have been my money! now bend over and accept your sueing like a man! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #7 May 27, 2004 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuotei hate sue-happy people. Thats it!! I am going to sue you for saying that!! It hurt my feelings Well I'm going to sue you for having so mant ME's at the bottom of your sig line - it hurts my eyes cuz I have to read it all everytime. well, if you sue him and win anything, mr. turtle... i'm going to turn around and sue you because i should have been the one to sue him, so that should have been my money! now bend over and accept your sueing like a man! umm Ummm Would it be you or both of you?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #8 May 27, 2004 haha. cool! i just noticed your sigline! QuoteFlying Hellfish #408 (DrunkFish) sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lifewithoutanet 0 #9 May 27, 2004 People sue gun-makers; people sue tobacco companies; people sue fast-food restaurants... I wonder, when will somebody sue an alcohol beverage producer for alcoholism or for a death in a drunk-driving accident? If it hasn't happened already, surely it's only a matter of time. Bartenders and restaurant owners have been sued for serving someone who got behind the wheel and killled someone. Has no attourney attempted to connect the beverage industry? -C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gremlin 0 #10 May 27, 2004 One of the most common places to die is on the toilet - heart attack from too much straining I guess. Makes you wonder who is going to sue the toilet manufacturer.... "And exactly how many people have died on your make of toilet?" "erm...." "And why have you take no steps to prevent people dying on your toilet?" "erm...."I'm drunk, you're drunk, lets go back to mine.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lifewithoutanet 0 #11 May 27, 2004 That one really got me laughing. I can picture the over-dramatic lawyer and the tongue-tied witness. -C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #12 May 27, 2004 QuoteOne of the most common places to die is on the toilet - heart attack from too much straining I guess. Makes you wonder who is going to sue the toilet manufacturer.... "And exactly how many people have died on your make of toilet?" "Excluding Elvis?" "And why have you take no steps to prevent people dying on your toilet?" "We tried to get people to eat diets full of fruits and vegetables. We need fibre. It's in our best interest to have lots of fiber in the diet since people will use our product more. But that Atkins dude advocates constipation. Thus, people end up deader than shit on our toilets." "Ah, but don't you think there could be a safer design for the toilet?" "Well, since Atkins, we've experienced lots of overflows with our older models. Thus, we've had to account for big shits. But, to keep little shits - by that I mean kids - from falling in, we have to raise the seat to a place that, well, requires more valsalva to get the dump out." God, that would be so much fun. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
