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From: seb@mtgzz.UUCP (s.e.badian)
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Subject: Re: Need Advice on Limited-Carbohydrate Diet
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Date: Wed, 20-Nov-85 18:05:24 EST
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I'm no expert but I see a few things wrong with this type of diet.
First I'll say that I've been on this diet and it does work. I'm
not on it now. I have found better, more healthly ways to lose
weight. (And if you want to know them, send $10 to me :-))

1. Being in ketosis puts an awful strain on your kidneys. And con-
sidering how important your kidneys are, you might not want to
stress them any more than you have to.

2. Low carbohydrate diets tend to be high protien diets since there
isn't that much left to eat. That means that they are usually high
fat diets unless you avoid beef, pork, lamb, and the skin on poultry
also. And high fat diets are definitely not good for you since fats
provide no nutrition beyond calories. (Your need for fatty acids
is pretty low and you don't have to eat very much fat to meet it.)

3. Since you are cutting out most of a whole food group you are
cutting out a lot of very important nutrients. Unless you are talking
vitamen supplements, you may not be getting all the vitamen A and
C you need.

4. Fruits, vegetables and grains provide dietary fiber. Sure you can
get it by eating raw bran, but I've read that it's much more effective
when still in it's original container, ie an apple or whole grain
bread. I can personally vouch for this fact, for what it's worth.

5. Diets, in general, cause the loss of muscle and fat. Losing fat is
great. Losing muscle is not so good since it's your muscles that burn
your food. Everything I've read seems to show that exercise is the
only way to assure losing fat and not muscle.

Like I said, I'm no expert, but this is what I've read over the years.

Sharon Badian
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