Mandi Smallhorne wrote:

> A recent Nature article (18 March) refers to concerns about safety of =
> low-carb diets: =20
> 'One recent review of the safety of low-carbohydrate diets reeled off an =
> alarming list of potential problems: "Complications such as heart =
> arrhythmias, cardiac contractile function impairment, sudden death, =
> osteoporosis, kidney damage, increased cancer risk, impairment of =
> physical activity and lipid abnormalities can all be linked to long-term =
> restriction of carbohydrates in the diet."'

These are the standard criticisms of low-carb dieting. Most don't have
much research support.

> Is anybody on the list able to point me in the direction of any similar =
> review naming possible complications from the 'standard' diet - low-fat, =
> high-carb?

There's a newsgroup called <alt.support.diet.low-carb> that has a FAQ
that includes a lot of direct, anecdotal and other kinds of
information, and links to way too much other stuff, including medical
material. It's unabashedly pro lo-carb but, keeping that in mind, it's
still worth the ride. <http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm>

Pastorio

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