i'm sure you'll get lots of reasons for this, and i think there are lots of different reasons these beliefs or rumours began.
regardless of the reasons, one fact remains that is true - it is not a good idea to eat zero carbs. or very, very low carbs for a long time.
of course, atkins NEVER supported this, but many people misconstrue atkins and other low-carb diets as a zero-carb diet (i still hear that all the time!!).
and some people have said they were on the atkins diet, when they weren't really - they were just avoiding carbs altogether for more than a year and did have negative health effects from that way of eating.
so unfortunately, if someone does something they shouldn't do, but attribute the consequences to a diet or drug or whatever, then the negative publicity folllows that diet, product, etc, even if it is not really related to it at all.
my best friend's brother followed "atkins" for almost 2 years eating NO carbs and of course had some serious health effects from it. she tried to talk me out of doing it for that reason, but i just told her that her brother was NOT doing atkins and he shouldn't be saying that he was. dr atkins would never have approved of what he was eating (or not eating).
there can be serious damage if a person lives in a high state of ketosis for a long period of time. but atkins limits the time you stay on induction and safely avoids these negative health effects.
there are other reasons why this is perpetuated that have nothing to do with real health risks, but this is what i know about the actual potential risks, and it's not from "doing atkins".
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Originally Posted by lady_adnerb
why do people keep saying this:
concern is growing that meals high in fat but low in carbs may have longer-term negative health effects on the heart, bones and kidneys.
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