I have an open mind to all the Low-Carb information, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't question authority. I went on induction for 2 weeks, keeping my carb limit to 20g or less. It didn't feel right for me. I really don't know exactly what happens with my liver when in a state of ketosis but it didn't feel good to have to drown myself in water to avoid headaches. Who should we believe that the liver is perfectly happy in a state of ketosis? Atkins? Would he really tell us if ketones were not all that good for the liver? Really?

Here's a few things I'm pondering tonight:
from http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/health/highfat.htm

Thig guy's article goes on and on about carbs but he does have a few valid points. I know Atkins' is right that we are all eating more sugar and in my opinion too many fries, Cokes, burgers, and fried Chicken.


If it were somehow strangely necessary for all mankind to eat Dr. Atkins' diet, most of the people on the earth would have to starve, as it takes 16 pounds of grain to produce one pound of beef. Half the people on earth have an income of less than two dollars a day and could not afford a heavy meat diet.

Refined sugar was introduced to Europe during the Middle Ages, and it was one of the few items taxed before 1802 by the US government. Aktins is correct in saying that our use of sugar has greatly increased during this century.

White flour was first produced by the Romans, back in 150 BC. The only known problem with white flour is that fiber and many nutrients are also lost in the milling process, which has been partially corrected by enriching the flour.

White rice has been the customary rice of China since the time of Confucius, about 500 BC. It has thus been the standard food in Asia for about 2,500 years. Like white flour, it is produced by milling and thus has lost some of the nutrients and fiber of brown rice. It has been enriched to partially correct this problem, but it has not been chemically altered in any way. White rice has not created obese and diabetic Asians. Few people in the US eat large quantities of rice.