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Old September 3rd, 2004, 08:35 PM
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Too many people use the word "know" when they should use "believe".

In ,
Gregory Toomey stated
| http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald...ld/9566646.htm
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| "The most frequent complaints with low-carb diets are constipation and
| headache, which are readily explained by the lack of fruit,
| vegetables and whole grains, Astrup said."
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| TOTAL NONSENSE. There are numerous low carb vegetables.
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| "We have known for many years that there is a minimum intake of
| carbohydrate necessary to maintain the normal function of your body
| and that is approximately 150 grams a day," he said. "But, if on the
| Atkins diet you go down to 20 to 30 grams in the induction phase,
| then maybe go up to 100 grams, still you are far below what your body
| needs."
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| Comments?
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| gtomey