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Hackers On Atkins
`Sean writes "Salon.com has published a story about Hackers on Atkins. Although going on a diet is the last thing on the minds of the stereotypical geek basking in the ambient radiation of multiple monitors for 15 hours per day, many hackers have been embracing Atkins because utilizing low-carb methods to modify the metabolism is analogous to hacking and overclocking the body. Others have been combining Atkins with other systems, such as John Walker's The Hacker's Diet. I've personally lost a hundred pounds so far and will toss in the obligatory if I can do it, anyone can ism."
As digital-rights attorney Mike Godwin, who lost more than 80 pounds by cutting carbs, says, "It's like you're exploiting a security hole in your own body."
This sound like "loosing weight through sodomy"!
- Atkins Diet Alert, from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- The Guardian: Atkins diet is 'pseudo-science', say experts
- Big Fat Fake: The Atkins diet controversy and the sorry state of science journalism
- Atkins diet banned in Scottish hospitals
Also think about the industries that market the Atkins Diet: groups like the meat industry, the same people who created Cool 2B Real, a site that covertly markets meat to young women. These groups don't have your interests at heart--just their bottom lines.