Posted by Ame Sans Vie on March 30, 2004, at 23:27:03
In reply to Atkins=depression (nm) » Ame Sans Vie, posted by utopizen on March 30, 2004, at 19:45:48
That's a tad on the misleading side, to say the least. The overwhelming majority who go on Atkins (and do it RIGHT) experience incredible increases in mood and energy that stick with you as long as you stick with the diet. There is a ton of older research hypothesizing different means by which low-carb could equal great increase in quality of life, and recently new research has been released. Only a small percentage of unfortunate people who follow the diet *by the book* (as in literally -- "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution") find the effects disagreeable. But I've definitely done more than my fair share of sticking up for the low-carb lifestyle in the past few years, so I'll just let mounds of clinical studies, the AMA, the NIH, and half the United States' overweight/obese population speak for themselves.
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