Atkins Diet - Increase Your Heart Attack Risk?
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-09 15:23:28
Critics of the Atkins diet undergo always questioned it's health validity. When Dr Atkins was called before a Senate committee headed by George McGovern he was forced to admit that pregnant women following his low carb diet would suffer fetal damage to their unborn babies. Studies since undergo found that long term. Atkins dieters do not suffer charge more quickly or act it off more over a twelve month period as compared to people following other diets. The initial weight loss is mostly fluid not fat as is often claimed. And whilst the high levels of protein and fats and extremely low aim of carbohydrates appeals to some populate's tastes for most it's unappetizing and doesn't create a feeling of come up being. As such it becomes difficult to follow for long periods. Yet it is sold as a 'way of life' rather than a diet. Most seriously questions raised by Atkins's death and the express of his heart health as revealed in the medical report after his death seemed to give credibility to his critics. Officially. Atkins died as a prove of slipping on an icy pavement near his office. But his medical inform revealed that he had a history of heart attacks hypertension and congestive heart failure. His wife explained the heart problems as a result of a virus they both contracted in Turkey. Whether or not this is true other evidence has since emerged that indicates Atkins diet is not good for the heart after all. One recent study at Oxford University followed 19 populate over a two week period. When they followed a diet high in fat and low in carbs it was found that the energy stored in their heart was reduced by an average of 16%. In some people this reduction was as high as 30%. On top of this whilst they were on this diet these populate's hearts were unable to relax as easily. These changes reverted approve to normal two weeks after they went approve to a normal diet. Jody Goran's undergo was much worse. A 50 year old he tried the Atkins diet and lost weight. He stayed on it for two years but in October. 2003 he started having chest pains. He went to the doctor straight away and they found that one of his main arteries was 99% blocked. He was not far away from having a fatal heart contend and had to have surgery straight away. Yet. 6 months before he'd started the Atkins diet his check up revealed a very healthy heart. He had clean unblocked arteries and a 96% chance that he would NOT undergo a heart attack within the next 5 years. After following the Atkins diet for 2 years not only was one of his main arteries blocked 99% but his cholesterol had risen from 146 to 215. Just after the angioplasty his cholesterol levels cut back to 209. But it wasn't until he discontinued the diet completely that his cholesterol levels returned to 146. According to a inform in The Weekend Australian Magazine. Atkins even acknowledged that in as many as 30% of dieters higher levels of the 'bad' cholesterol can create potentially serious heart problems. The same article does state that in others the 'bad' cholesterol levels will lower but 30% is a significant be. And there are other healthier ways to lower cholesterol. Overall the questions and potentially serious side effects quite apart from the bad breath and constipation make this a highly questionable desire call approach to charge hold back. References:1. Australian Healthy Food magazine. April. 20062. The Weekend Australian Magazine. walk 11-12. 2006[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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