Greenwings said,



I imaging that many people end up in ER when they begin the Atkins diet or any other diet. The error by most people is to blame the kidney problem on Atkins. Many people have pre-existing health conditions such as a kidney problem that are revealed by a diet change. Dr. Atkins addresses these issues very well. People with a heart condition should start a new exercise program with caution even though exercise is considered to be heart healthy. The exercise program is not the cause of their heart disease and neither was the L-C diet the cause for this person's kidney disease. The person with the kidney problem would have adjusted the diet toward higher fat and lower protein. Many people still have the low-fat mentality when they begin Atkins. The L-C diet is a high-fat diet.

Other examples of pre-existing health conditions which can send one to the hospital upon starting the Atkins low-carb diet are:

Taking blood pressure lowering medication. The natural normalization of blood pressure on L-C results in over medication and a below normal blood pressure.

Taking diabetic medicine may require backing off the meds when going on L-C or may require making other changes. The Atkins' group is coming out with a new book for diabetes.

Hypoglycemia can cause low blood sugar when starting L-C. Taking glutamine amino acid may be required until blood sugar levels are stabilized naturally by the body.

The high-fat diet may reveal gallbladder stones and a trip to ER with a gallbladder attack. The L-C diet does not cause the gallbladder problem. The stones develop routinely in people on a low-fat diet.

Kent