more atkins press: question

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this excerpt came from a larger article in the alt.medicine.forum, and i

have a question about it:

High-protein, very-low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets are designed

to induce ketosis, a state that also occurs in uncontrolled diabetes

mellitus and starvation. When carbohydrate intake or utilization is

insufficient to provide glucose to the cells that rely on it as an

energy source, ketone bodies are formed from fatty acids. An

increase in circulating ketones can disturb the body's acid-base

balance, causing metabolic acidosis. Even mild acidosis can have

potentially deleterious consequences over the long run, including

hypophosphatemia, resorption of calcium from bone, increased risk of

osteoporosis, and an increased propensity to form kidney stones.6

what is the truth about this? is he saying that you need grain to be

healthy? or merely that you need veggies? (unless of course you're an

eskimo...) or that making an abrupt change is dangerous? and is he on crack?

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