Tue, Oct-01-02, 17:18
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Posts: 37,413
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Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/190/140
BF:
Progress: 50%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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It took a whole page for Phil to whine and complain about being jilted by a TV advertising firm in favor of the Eades of Protein Power, and then another page to grumble about a 5 a.m. radio interview where he was disadvantaged by being on the phone, and Atkins was in the studio live. Great .. so Phil carries grudges.
His information on ketones, ketosis, insulin and glucagon is skewed and false. For instance, he states that ketosis will result in a build-up of ammonia in the blood. Huh?? Ammonia is nitrogen-based. Ketones are comprised of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Ain't no nitrogen there??? Mr. Phil needs to re-read his Physiology 101 textbook.
He claims "Ketones are intermediaries in the process of metabolizing fat that are found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine during periods of metabolic impairment" .. This is false. Ketones are produced in normal, healthy humans all the time. And especially times of rapid growth, since the mitochondria of muscles have an aerobic affinity for ketones and fatty acids. It's worth noting that during pregnancy and during an infant's first year of life, ketones are normally present in the blood in larger amounts than at any other time (unless following a benign or therapeutic ketogenic diet, or during starvation). I don't personally know of any one year olds with kidney stones or malfunctioning livers due to the ketones in their blood.
His "research collection" listed at the end of the article consists mostly of commentaries, letters and editorials by known anti-lowcarb ludites. No studies backing up his claims about kidney stones, osteoporosis, high ammonia levels (ROFLsnort!) or the dangers of ketones. That's because there are none.
Doreen
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