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Fact is the Atkins diet will sooner or later run you into the poor house. The price of meat is fairly high, so it would behoove someone getting on the diet to lose their weight as fast as possible, if for the sake of their wallet.

As for cyclist eating junk food (I think that was mentioned on this thread), cyclist burn an incredible amount of calories, as do marathoners. I've heard marathon runners promptly devour big bowls of pasta and drink loads of beer after a marathon only so they can recover.

I read once that LeMond used to cycle 1,300 miles a week. Eating five cheeseburgers barely put a dent in him. Conversely, I read somewhere else that he now suffers from an incurable disease that is exercise induced. I can't remember what it is called (the disease), but even if he physically could, he can't ride nearly as much as he once did. The bike could kill him.