Low-carb diets ‘damage arteries’
Low-carb slimming diets may clog arteries and increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, a study suggests.
Diets based on eating lots of meat, fish and cheese, while restricting carbohydrates have grown in popularity in recent years.
But the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the US found such habits caused artery damage in tests on mice.
The researchers and independent experts both agreed a balanced diet was the best option.
Low-carb diets have attracted a lot of attention and controversy after a surge in interest in them in the 1990s.
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on Aug 25th, 2009 and is filed under Nutrition.
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