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Originally Posted by Camy  Well said Darth Pooh!
Also if you measure the cholesterol in Atkins dieters, you will see that they may look better but their body is nto happy! Atkins dieters have been shown to be hypercholesteremic, which leads to clogged arteries, heart attacks etc...
(you can read up on it here: http://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk...EJM%202003.pdf).
Initially cholesterol and triglycerides go down because the person is losing weight, but not many studies have followed them up for long enough to see what happens after 3-6 months. However epileptic children on a version of Atkins have shown to have more heart problems (arrythmias) and cholesterol problems than their peers on normal diets.
Camy |
Heh, it appears you and I have been reading the same JAMA articles. Interestingly enough, you will find that only 1 in 6 of those kids had an acceptable cholesterol or triglyceride level while on their ketosis diets... problem is, like Camy said, there haven't been too many clinical trials that explore past the six month mark.
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