Udo Erasmus, pioneer of essential fatty acids, EFA's, omega-3, omega fats, Udo's Choice, Udo's Oil, cold-pressed flax-seed oil, trans-fats, Trans Fatty acids


 
SECTION: NUTRITION & LIFESTYLE
DISTRIBUTION: TO MEDICAL, DIET & NUTRITION EDITORS
LENGTH: 513 words
HEADLINE: ATKINS DIET DANGERS: The right fats can slim you; the wrong fats can harm you!
DATELINE: VANCOUVER, B.C., Dec, 2002
 

Fat and Oil Expert says THE RIGHT FATS CAN SLIM YOU BUT THE WRONG FATS CAN HARM YOU: ATKINS DIET DANGERS!

What Every Dieter Needs to Know About High Fat Diets With Dr. Udo Erasmus

If you're not on it, chances are someone you know is.

It's the high fat, high protein, low carbohydrate Atkins diet, and it's hotter than ever.

Dieters across the country report their waistlines are melting away at record paces.

But can gorging on fat really be healthy?

A leading expert on fats and oils says diets rich in fat can make you trim and healthy, but only if they are the right fats. He emphasizes that dieters must learn that there are two types of fats: "Good Fats" and "Bad Fats."

"All fats are not created equally," says Dr. Udo Erasmus, author of the book, "Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill". "Eating the 'Good Fats' will slim you, improve your circulation, and boost your energy. But eating the 'Bad Fats', even though you may lose weight, can lead to serious health problems - even heart attacks and cancer."

Dr. Udo says although the Atkins Diet has produced weight loss for many people over the past 30 years, it has never defined which fats produce health benefits and which fats promote poor health.

Eat the "Good Fats"

"Good Fats" and oils are rich in the "Essential Fatty Acids" omega-3 and omega-6. "These nutrients are vital for health and life," says Dr. Udo. "They

help build muscle mass, break down body fat, and improve mood and mental clarity. They can even prevent damage caused by consuming the Bad Fats."

Dr. Udo says diets lacking sufficient levels of essential fats often produce dry skin, constipation, poor concentration, reproductive failure, and even behavioral changes due to brain deterioration.

Foods containing the Good Fats include salmon, mackerel, trout, and flax, safflower, and sunflower seeds.

Avoid the "Bad Fats"

Fat becomes toxic to the body through processing and packaging that is used to obtain longer shelf life and greater convenience for manufacturers and consumers. Essential Fattys are destroyed by light, air, and heat. These three destructive influences produce molecules that have been changed from natural and healthy to unnatural and toxic. Have the fatty foods in your diet been exposed to air, light, or heat? If so, they may make you thin, but they are probably harmful to your overall health.

"Dr. Atkins was right. High-carbohydrate/low fat diets just made America fatter," says Dr. Udo. "But if you're like the millions who will be trying his diet this year, just remember that for healthy weight loss, the quality of the fats must also be right."

Sample Interview Questions:

  1. What is the theory of the Atkins diet?
  2. Why don't high carb/low-fat diets work well?
  3. Can you improve on Atkins diet? How?
  4. What are Good Fats, and why are they essential?
  5. What are some examples of Bad Fats to avoid?
  6. In your opinion, what is the ideal diet for healthy weight loss?
  7. What are the best sources of Good Fats?

 

ABOUT DR. UDO ERASMUS

Udo Erasmus, Ph.D.. Nutrition, MA Psychology, is one of North America's foremost authorities on the roles that fats and oils play in human health.

Trained in biochemistry and genetics at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Dr. Erasmus has been been an invited guest on hundreds of radio and television interview programs. His advice on health and nutrition has appeared in newspapers and magazines worldwide.

His book, Fats That Heal Fats That Kill, has been hailed as "the first book to make sense out of the role of fats in health." "Dr. Erasmus takes the fear and mystery out of fats." (Richard Kunin, MD - President, Society for Orthomolecular Medicine)

Over the past fifteen years, Dr. Udo Erasmus has appeared on nationally syndicated radio and television shows and has given thousands of media interviews and lectures, educating audiences across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia on the components of good health.

"Fats that Heal Fats that Kill" is available at health and bookstores nationwide. The book and free additional information are available at 800-446-2110.

 
 

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