More than your figure at stake
Low-carb diets are gaining followers by shedding pounds, but health professionals worry about long-term effects
Montreal Gazette: "Health professionals are worried about the number of people who are dosing up on meat and fat, eliminating most fruit and severely curtailing consumption of whole grains - foods that provide a wide range of essential nutrients such as vitamins B and C, and fibre.
Cardiologist Colin Rose and his wife, dietitian Sandra Cohen-Rose, warn that low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets, which are also high in fat, can lead to coronary artery disease, diabetes and cancers of the breast, colon, prostate and skin.
High-protein diets are bad for the kidneys, they warn, and can also precipitate gout. A lack of carbohydrates can affect brain function. Nasty side-effects are constipation and bad breath."
I don't believe in the atkins diet or that is has any long term health benefits. The lowest rate of heart disease in in Japan, the next best is in the medditerranean. Both these areas thrive on carb laden foods, wine and beer. The staples promoting a healthy long life are carbohydrate rich with pastas, rice vegetables and so on. I say drink more http://www.scottishbeer.co.uk beer eat more http://www.riceweb.org and http://www.ilovepasta.org !
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