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Originally posted by boobmaster
Most diets DO push a lifestyle change, but they are usually marketed as quick fixes. My problem is less with the diets and more with the pitch. Of course, as consumers we want to hear that it will be easy. A fool and his money .....
There is a lot of research that suggests that the low carb lifestyle may not be all that healthy in the long run. You need a sufficient amount of carbs to burn energy. On Aikens, carbs are replaced with fats. Too much fat causes high cholesterol, which can lead to heart disease.
Weight loss is not a difficult thing to figure out. Eat fewer calories than you take in. Over time, your body will burn the stored fat as energy and you will
lose weight.
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There are doctors debating this day in an day out who know far more than you and I ever will.
I've read the book, I have looked at the studies, have you?
His diet has been proven to lower bad cholesterol, lower blood sugar levels..the list goes on.
Yeah it is a fad right now...but it's also something that has been around for decades and is backed up by science.