I lost 35 pounds on Atkins when I got out of the hospital the last time for the Crohn' s. I pretty much ate bacon every day and my triglyerides, which were in the 300's, heart attack country, went to 86. Good cholesterol up, bad went down. Fat doesn't have much to do with making fat, the sugar does. The fat actually helped me feel full with less food and evened out my blood sugar, which was always a yo-yo. And forget about fiber, it just makes things worse! Just so not delicate, you know? My acupuncturist has me cooking all my vegetables and that's been helping with bloating too.

Thanks for the posting of the link. Not many people know what Crohn's is, that there's no cure, and they have no idea how to really treat it. I asked for a diet to go on when I found out I had it, thinking that if it affects my digestive system, there should be a special way to eat. And they said then that diet had nothing to do with it. Bullsh*t!!! They say now that diet does affect how severly you are sick. And this is only a difference of 5 years, the low card revolution had this positive effect, at least. And I only found out about this from reading the Atkins book, since my sister and brother-in-law went on the diet. He had had a case similar to mine that was helped by the diet.

So no drugs, no sickness everyday, much healthier. I don't eat wheat, sugar, starch, all that white food, when I'm being good. It's much easier to be good when you feel so much better, and looking good doesn't hurt either!