Five Serious Dangers of Low Carbohydrate Diets

CancerCoronary heartaction and have it store all the energy it could find
diseaseStrokeOsteoporosisMajor Depression fromavailable in his body. These periods could be as long
Brain StarvationHeadlines.WASHINGTON, Jun 22,as several days. Then when he needed to perform
2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Asome work or forage for more food he would utilize
coalition of nutrition, public health and consumer groupshis glucagon to utilize all the energy that the insulin had
is calling on U.S. residents to beware of the dangers ofstored for him. This is evolutionary biochemistry at its
low-carb diets.The newly formed Partnership forbest.Man's biochemistry is still anachronistically
Essential Nutrition said Tuesday that low-carb diets areNeanderthal.As man and "civilization" has progressed
unlikely to lead to sustained long term weight loss, andto the "concept" of three squares and snacks
they can increase the risk for a number ofeveryday -man's biochemistry is still anachronistically
life-threatening medical conditions."Low-carbohydrateNeanderthal. We have the biochemistry of the
diets conflict with decades of solid scientific researchevolutionary man "mixed" with the age of fast
that clearly encourages us to reduce saturated fat andconvenience foods. We may not like the idea but man
boost fruit, vegetable and fiber intake," said Barbarawas "never" meant to eat three squares a day plus
Moore, Ph.D., president and CEO of Shape Upsnacks. Man will do quite nicely on just one meal a day
America!, which founded the coalition.The coalition saidwith no snacks. When you take some rather elegant
losing weight on these extreme low-carb diets canevolutionary biochemistry like the insulin/glucagon
lead to such serious health problems as kidney stress,system and abuse it by making it an "insulin only"
liver disorders and gout.These diets also increase thesystem you are defying the biochemistry of the
risk for coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke andhuman. The "excessive insulin" is linked to many of our
several types of cancer, plus side effects: severelifestyle diseases, especially those listed above. The
constipation, gastrointestinal problems, nausea,answer is not to ingest protein to lower insulin -the
repeated headaches, difficulty in concentrating and theanswer is to ingest less food, reduce the number of
loss of energy.Copyright 2004 by United Pressdaily feedings and make sure to ingest mother nature's
International.THE OBSERVER , LONDON Monday, Sepbalance. That is 75% complex carbohydrate, 15%
22, 2003,Page 7 The first official warning about theprotein and 10% fat.The dangers of animal protein are
dangers of the Atkins diet has been issued by thewell documented by the "China Study."Probably the
British Government amid concern about the risingbest and easily the longest nutritional study ever
number of people opting for the high-fat, high-proteinconducted is the China Study by T. Colin Campbell.
regime.The Food Standards Agency, which isThis study demonstrates a linear relationship between
responsible for all the Government's nutritionalanimal protein ingestion and cancer, coronary artery
guidance, has published a statement alerting the publicdisease and stroke. That meat causes osteoporosis is
to the health risks of low-carbohydrate diets, includingwell documented in John Robbins "Diet for a New
the Atkins diet, claiming that they are linked to heartAmerica." That the brain can only utilize glucose for
disease, cancer and even obesity.ORLANDO, Floridaenergy has been well documented. Meat contains no
(CNN) -- The American Heart Association has draftedcarbohydrate and it is no wonder that so many Atkin's
an advisory paper warning the public about what itdieters are really depressed."In the next 10 to 15 years,
says are the dangers of high-protein diets."They putone of the things you're bound to hear is that animal
people at risk for heart disease and we're reallyprotein ... is one of the most toxic nutrients of all that
concerned about that," said Dr. Robert H. Eckel, seniorcan be considered . Risk for disease goes up
author of the paper. "Long-term, the saturated fat anddramatically when even a little animal protein is added
cholesterol content of the diet will raise the ... badto the diet." T. Colin Campbell Ph.D.Conclusion:Just say
cholesterol and increase the risk for cardiovascularan emphatic NO to "low-carb."The MericleDiet is the
disease, particularly heart attacks."Discussion:Eatingonly diet to restrict simple sugars (what some diets
excessive protein is not the way to reduce insulin!Oneloosely call carbohydrate) and yet keep the brain well
of the main goals of the so-called "low-carb" diets is tosupplied with glucose, from complex carbohydrates.
reduce the amount of insulin secreted into yourThe MericleDiet is based on Mother Nature's Balance:
bloodstream. This is a valid and noble goal. The only75% Complex Carbohydrate, 15% Protein and 10%
problem is that eating a lot of protein is not the answer.Fat. To visit the MericleDiet follow the link below: for
Excessive protein in the diet of a human causes all theyour attention.Copyright John Mericle M.D. 2005 All
above and more. If one studies the evolution of theRights Reserved is devoted to achieving optimal health
human we can find out that the insulin/glucagonand peak performance through diet and lifestyle
mechanism is a rather well engineered system forchange. Dr. Mericle brings together a unique blend of
allowing the human to survive. As man evolved thereformal medical education, 29 marathons, 3 Hawaii
would be rather long periods without food. In order toIronman competitions and a lot of practical real life
survive these periods man would call his insulin intoexperience.