[i]Some high-protein, very-low-carbohydrate, weight-loss diets are designed to induce ketosis, a state that also occurs in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and starvation. [/]

And in people who lose weight as a result of heavy exercise, according to the insert in the Ketostix test strip box. Guess I better stop the exercise and work on my "monitor tan" instead!

But give CBS News some credit -- notice how they report this as "The PCRM says..." and "Dr. Barnard claims..."? It's a much more balanced presentation than some news organizations I could name but won't COUGH*Newsmax*COUGH HACK*BritishPress*HACKHACKHACK