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hippywife

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16. Yeah, Dr. Atkins was a quack.

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 02:48 PM

Mar 2023

My own doctor put my onto him as a way to lose weight when I was in my early 20s. Sure you can lose weight and really enjoy your meals if you only eat protein and little to no carbs! It does work, but seems putting your body into constant ketosis (not its natural state) there are prices to pay. I've suffered for it ever since with uric acid kidney stones about once every year to year and a half because my body no longer handles elimination of urea very well. Thankfully, I've been able to get that under better control for a while and now only get them about every 3 years.

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Zero calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds: [View all] hippywife Feb 2023 OP

Great samplegirl Feb 2023 #1

I know! Between this and... hippywife Feb 2023 #2

Well, this warning is just for people with heart conditions. PennyC Feb 2023 #3

The study also found effects with healthy people Major Nikon Feb 2023 #5

No it doesn't. hippywife Feb 2023 #6

Anything with sugar alcohols gives me a wicked case of the farts Major Nikon Feb 2023 #4

That's not a bug, it's a feature Warpy Feb 2023 #8

Please note that this is a specific sugar alcohol Warpy Feb 2023 #7

I'm less likely hippywife Feb 2023 #9

Reducing sugar and junk carbs is not a fad PennyC Feb 2023 #10

Oh, my Warpy Feb 2023 #11

OK PennyC Mar 2023 #12

My only use for artificial sweeteners Old Crank Mar 2023 #13

Just to add to this a little... hippywife Mar 2023 #14

Wow -- you never know. PennyC Mar 2023 #15

Yeah, Dr. Atkins was a quack. hippywife Mar 2023 #16

I am very sorry to hear this. PennyC Mar 2023 #17

No one in my family... hippywife Mar 2023 #18