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Electrolyte derangements with low-carb dieting.
In article Thorsten Schier writes:
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD schrieb: convicted neighbor Thorsten Schier wrote: Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote: convicted neighbor Thorsten Schier wrote: Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote: convicted neighbor Thorsten Schier wrote: Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote: convicted neighbor Thorsten Schier wrote: Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote: convicted neighbor Cary Kittrell wrote: Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote: convicted neighbor Cary Kittrell wrote: Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote: Clearly, instead of being advised to change their diet, folks should have been advised to eat less, down to the optimal amount, from the outset. Dearly departed Dr. Atkins, went the low-carb diet route, and died prematurely one year after having to be resuscitated from SCD blamed on cardiomyopathy of unknown cause that many suspect was linked to the low-carb diet he advocated. "Suspect" is a good word there, as no autopsy was ever performed, and thus the speculation on the cause of an elderly man falling is just that: speculation. The cardiomyopathy was diagnosed at the time of the sudden cardiac death (SCD) when Dr. Atkins required resuscitation. An autopsy is not required for diagnosing cardiomyopathy. Cite: (and I don't want to see the coroner's report which that office later said should not have been released): "I have had cardiomyopathy, which is a non-coronary condition and is in no way related to diet," Atkins said in a statement. http://archives.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/...iet/index.html Nor is an autopsy required to diagnose SCD: http://groups.google.com/group/sci.m...8eb8593314c50? Cite to someone other than you, if you please: The article about the SCD of the 16 yo girl was not written by me: http://tinyurl.com/28ycon Sudden cardiac death in teenagers is rare, but not unheard of, is it? Sudden cardiac death in a 16 yo girl in the manner described has not been heard of previously. Well, of course every case is different, but there are hundreds of SCDs in the US in children and youths each year. Not without an identifiable underlying predisposing condition or cause even in this case where the cause has been identified to be the Atkin's diet on the basis of the observed electrolyte derangements. According to my sources, the "underlying predisposing condition or cause" remains unclear in about 20-30 % of all cases. Only for folks who would also say that the cause of death of the 16 yr old girl in this case is unclear when clearly it is due to the Atkin's diet both to her doctors and her parents. Electrolyte derangements simply do not occur spontaneously. So, then why has no clinical study about low carb diets shown comparable electrolyte derangements? It should not surprise you (nor others like Marilyn) to learn that researchers are biased in favor of the source of their research dollars. Where there is bias, there is blindness. Not all low carb studies were funded by low carb supporters. Ah, but you're arguing with someone who just told you that "Where there is bias, there is blindness." And on that one, you can take Andrew at his word. -- cary |
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