Atkins Diet is dangerous pseudo-science

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The Atkins Diet is a pile of dangerous pseudo-science. Not that this comes as a surprise, but here's the word from Dr Susan Jebb of the Medical Research Council's Human Nutrition Research Centre.

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[paroxysmal.livejournal.com]

My little bit to add to this...

Eskimos live on an average of about 10 grams of carbohydrates per day, which is EXTREMELY low (Atkins starts you off on 20 a day in the intense Induction Phase), but their bodies convert the excess protein into glucose. They have a number of other adaptations like vascular something-or-other which increases the blood flow to their fingers and toes, and such. They also have a culture which is prone to high rates of suicides, and the nomadic tribes leave their elderly behind to die if they're slowing down the group... so there are other factors which contribute to their lowered life expectancy besides strictly diet. :)