Thursday, June 28, 2012

Atkins-Style Diets May Increase Risk Of Cardiovascular Problems In Women

 Be careful out there. Talk to your doctor and see how up-to-date they are.
Ask about correlation vs. causation.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/247160.php
According to a study published online in the British Medical Journal, women are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and stroke, if they regularly consume a low carbohydrate, high protein diet.

Even though the actual numbers are small (an additional four to five cases of cardiovascular disease per 10,000 women per year compared with those who did not regularly eat a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet), this represents a 28% increase in the number of cases.

Full article at link.

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