Monday, July 23, 2007

The danger of Low Carb Diets

Several years ago we were to cut out the fat to lose weight. This claim had us scrutinizing the labels of every package of food. If we managed to completely remove fat from our diet, we felt like champions. Oils were the first to go, then eggs, nuts and avocados. Not getting the desire weight loss results we wanted, we turned our eyes on carbohydrates, swapping our low-fat and fat-free products with low-carb or carb-free ones. We did this without realizing the danger of low carb diets. Here are some of the problems: 1. Gout is a type of arthritis that occurs when excessive uric acid starts to form crystals in joints, leading to pain and inflammation. Uric acid is a waste product in the liver's metabolism of protein. Too much of protein may lead to your body's an inab View the rest of this article


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