On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 16:44:19 +0000, Ignoramus14701 wrote:

From the study that I mentioned:

``As high-protein/fat diets are thought to have adverse effects on
kidneys and liver, kidney and liver fun ctions were regularly
monitored. They were found to be unaffected by this diet.''

As I said: long term effects. Meaning 10 to 20 years from now, and later,
with the kids being on a sustained low-carb/high-protein regimen. Most of
the bad effects of high fat don't become evident until much later in life,
when your body is less 'adjustable'. Kid's bodies are often much more
adept at adjusting with little or no impact (e.g. broken bones heal twice
as fast in infants compared to adults, IYKWIM).

Unfortunately, the low-carb diet hasn't been around long enough to really
understand its long term effects. In the long run we still have to see
whether it is indeed more efficient, and at what costs. And by that I also
mean at least 10 to 20 years from now. Of course, if the alternative is
being severly obese, anything is better than that...

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