Low Carb Diet Headed Down The Drain
In an article published at edutopia.com by Abby Christopher provides some really interesting perspectives on the low carb diet and it is beginning to swindle in popularity. The aticle states,
On a low-carb diet, “you’ll have problems with word recall, and you’ll feel less sharp,” says Diane Stadler, research assistant professor in the Oregon Health and Science University’s Health Promotion and Sports Medicine Division.
Dietary reference tables published this year by the Institute of Medicine indicate that to achieve and maintain normal brain function, adults and children need 130 grams of carbohydrates a day. On the Atkins Diet or similar regimens, you’re allowed to eat about 20 grams of carbs daily at first; you can later nudge up the intake, but never to the minimum amount nutritionists recommend.
“Restricting carbs like that is going to have an effect on the brain,” Stadler warns. She adds that a high-protein/low-carb diet can also whittle away at your bone mass, regardless of your age or relative health. Diets high in meat raise the acid level of blood, increasing excretion of calcium and phosphorus from the bone, which leads to early loss of bone density and accelerating osteoporosis. High-protein diets that rely on meat also decrease levels of urinary citrate, which can cause kidney stones.
[Low Carb Diet Headed Down The Drain]
