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We are frequently told that a low carb diet is poor in nutrients and that we might develop deficiency symptoms.
I first asked our resident dietician, which nutrients I would be lacking and am still waiting for an answer.
Then I searched the internet, then I got out all my textbooks and dusted them off. I also wrote to Reading University. got nothing there. I live in Reading and if ever a University ignored its surrounding town,this is it. Maybe I shall try TVU. They might be friendlier 8) .
Upshot of all this searching: I can't find any evidence. If I didn't eat meats, I might get a little short on the Vitamin B group, but that's a risk for all vegetarians and no-one critisizes them for that. They just take supplements.
In about 1928,Vilhjalmur Stefansson lived for a year on nothing but fatty meat under medical supervision. He was absolutely fine.
There is so little evidence on the essential nature of carbs, that some people make it up. I even found a piece on how the Inuit people of Canada used to collect and dry berries and carry these about to provide their essential carbs. This is abject rubbish. they did eat berries when in season, but they were never a major part of their diet. One sudy did show that on basically zero carbs, fats become essential to good health. Remember that seal blubber is saturated.If anyone wants an explanation of what saurated and unsaturated mean, I'll work one up.However essentially saturated fats are solid at room temperature (20 deg C) and unsaturated ones are liquid ( oils)
I first asked our resident dietician, which nutrients I would be lacking and am still waiting for an answer.
Then I searched the internet, then I got out all my textbooks and dusted them off. I also wrote to Reading University. got nothing there. I live in Reading and if ever a University ignored its surrounding town,this is it. Maybe I shall try TVU. They might be friendlier 8) .
Upshot of all this searching: I can't find any evidence. If I didn't eat meats, I might get a little short on the Vitamin B group, but that's a risk for all vegetarians and no-one critisizes them for that. They just take supplements.
In about 1928,Vilhjalmur Stefansson lived for a year on nothing but fatty meat under medical supervision. He was absolutely fine.
There is so little evidence on the essential nature of carbs, that some people make it up. I even found a piece on how the Inuit people of Canada used to collect and dry berries and carry these about to provide their essential carbs. This is abject rubbish. they did eat berries when in season, but they were never a major part of their diet. One sudy did show that on basically zero carbs, fats become essential to good health. Remember that seal blubber is saturated.If anyone wants an explanation of what saurated and unsaturated mean, I'll work one up.However essentially saturated fats are solid at room temperature (20 deg C) and unsaturated ones are liquid ( oils)