Originally Posted by
amishboy51
I think it's an excellent program, b/c it includes daily healthy guidelines; you're not required to eat anything, but they recommend daily intake of important food groups, like dairy, certain oils, etc. . .
The one issue I had with WW is the insistence on consuming massive amount of dairy products. The science behind the necessity to get essential vitamins and minerals (calcium) from dairy comes from scientists working for the dairy industry. These nutrients can be had form other, often better, sources. I don't like milk enough to drink as much as they prescribe, and my docs have taken me off cheese, which I like. (Skim milk cheese is ok, and I'll eat it when jonesing for a fix. The fat free carp is unthinkable. I tried it
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