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Originally Posted by Megan  We have been absolutely shocked at the survey results. Here are just a few examples:
* 55% reported loss of muscle and muscle tone on the diet.
* 55% also report difficulty staying warm, a thyroid problem.
* 59% are plagued with food cravings.
* A whopping 67% report scattered thinking.
* 46% feel they are looking older than they should.
* 54% feel run down, chronically tired.
* 59% don't feel like exercising or working on the diet.
* As you can see, these numbers are too significant to be ignored.
The results of the survey are persuasive, and the case against the Gen 1:29 Diet should only get stronger as other people take the survey and honestly share their results. |
I wouldn't call the results of this survey persuasive at all, most of these sound like fairly unscientific questions. Imagine someone coming to you with a survey and asking "do you ever crave unhealthy food?". Is there anyone anywhere who can honestly say no to that? The same applies to "do you ever feel your thoughts are unfocused?" or "how often do you feel like exercising or working?" Feeling run down, tired, old? These are symptoms of modern life, not enough sleep, too much work. I would actually call these figures unusually low.
The muscle tone and coldness problems, however, perhaps have some merit. I definitely feel colder this month than I normally do. On the other hand, I'm eating a lot of cold foods and smoothies. If muscle loss is common, it's likely a result of inadequate calories or a lack of vegetables/sprouts. I won't argue that it's difficult to get large amounts of calories on this diet, but it's not impossible.