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June 28, 2004
No Low-Carb Babies
Even if common sense and modern medicine aren't enough to keep people from doing Atkins, Nature has conspired to make sure that the next generation will be Atkins-free.
Researchers at the University of Colorado have performed a study that demonstrates an impairment of embryonic and fetal development in mice whose diets consist of 25% protein. For human women, similar problems would likely start when diets contain around 30% protein.
This could present a significant problem for women on high-protein diets like, say, Atkins. Of course, there isn't actually a lower bound on the amount of protein one can eat on Atkins, but if you're not eating bread, pasta, or fruit, then there's not very much let to eat besides high-protein foods.
So, between this and the attendant cardiac problems posed by diets high in saturated fats (e.g. meat, bacon, and butter which are all highly recommended by Atkins), maybe it's time to settle down with the low-carb thing, and start counting calories and exercising.
Posted by matt at June 28, 2004 10:21 AM
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