When fad diets cause heart problems for weight loss
Have you ever heard of the Kimkins diet?
Touted by Women’s World Daily as an awesome way to lose huge amounts of weight, it turns out that this low carb, low calorie “diet” turns out to be the product of a massive amount of, well, untruths. It really brings home how easy it is to be fooled by voices loud enough to drown out sanity.
Do yourself a favor and learn more by reading:
Kimkins ‘Cover Girl’ Passionately Declares Diet ‘Dangerous’ After Health Issues Emerge
Kimkins cover girl: “I was wrong…Kimkins is not the way to lose weight”
It takes a very special person to publicly admit when they were wrong about something even after multiple warnings and concerns shared by those around them. And yet that is exactly what has happened this week when Kimkins Woman’s World cover girl Christin delivered an impassioned video apology at her blog along with a detailed explanation of the health complications she and others have suffered since beginning the risky low-carb imposter diet scheme devised by a morbidly obese woman named Heidi Diaz.
I blogged about my concerns over the Kimkins fiasco that culminated earlier this week when this beautiful young woman had to be rushed to the emergency room because of some pain in her chest and heart complications. When you hear something like this happening that was brought on by such an extreme low-fat/low-calorie diet like Kimkins, it should make you angry. AND I AM ANGRY ABOUT IT!…MORE….
Scary, isn’t it? People are so desperate to lose weight, they’ll risk their health to buy the dreams that the scammers are selling.
Remember! There are no quick fixes to weight loss! Smart, safe get-healthy routines will let you lose between 1/2 a pound to 2 pounds per week (unless you’re on a plateau of course)….it took you years to pile on the weight, and it will require time to shed it all off again.
But the good news is, you CAN do it. I’m living proof. 
Enjoy,
Barbara
ps - low carb can actually work rather well; that’s been my general plan of health for the past many months. Here are some low carb goodies:
Heartburn Cured The Low Carb Miracle Norm Robillard
Lot of 5 Atkins Cookbooks. Low Carb.
Nature’s Best Perfect Low Carb Isopure - Creamy Vanilla, 1 lb(s)
30 day low carb diet ‘Ketosis’ weight loss ebook on CD
Lose Weight the Smart Low-Carb Way: 200 High-Flavo
The 3-Hour Diet: How Low-Carb Diets Make You Fat a
Low Carb Vegetarian by Margo Demello (2004) PB
Chocolate Coconut Clusters - Low Carb, Sugar Free Valentine Candy - NO MALTITOL!
Chocolate Coconut Clusters - Atkins Low Carb Sugar Free Candy - NO MALTITOL!!!
February 10th, 2008 at 11:30 am
People wanting to lose weight can be vulnerable to predators wanting to profit from that vulnerability.It’s so important to make people aware of this exploitation and manipulation of Kimkins members by Heidi Diaz. Thank you for helping to get the word out.
OYB
My blog: Kimorexia
February 11th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Wow. That is a big deal. It is scary to think how many diets out there are unhealthy, let alone those that just plain don’t work.
I have been trying to solve some of the dieting mystery myself. Looks like you have it all worked out! For me, different diets seems to work differently for different people. I am trying a new one every month throughout 2008. May not sound healthy. (May not BE healthy) but I am committed to a little “investigative dieting”. My turn on weight watchers will come. Right now South Beach Diet is under the microscope. Last month was Low Calories. Next month is Slim Fast.
Joel
www.dozendiets.com