Hi, IanD
Adverse effects of low-carbing - well, I'm on my second phase of it - went on Atkins in April 2004, stayed on Induction for 18 months and lost 5 stone, slipped off for various reasons in November 2005 but never went back on to my previous really high carb diet (just how much mashed potato can one person eat? :shock: ).
The weight went back on mainly due to red wine consumption, I think, though obviously adding carbs back didn't help, and nor did dropping exercise. I went back to low carb 12 months ago and am doing okay, though I need to add the exercise back in.
That's the background. I can honestly say that the only adverse effect of low-carbing that I experience is mild constipation - I say mild 'cos I always go eventually - just that it might be two or three days and I prefer daily!
The good effects - reduced BG, BP and cholesterol levels, more energy, better outlook on life - etc etc.
Atkins is basically a diet that uses unprocessed, natural foods with a low glycaemic index. You don't so much add fat as not avoid it. I have never eaten so much veg in my life as on this diet, and I really enjoy eating this way. I am never hungry! (other low-carb diets are availabe :lol: - this one suits me!).
Over the period from 2004 I have had regular blood tests, and have never had kidney or liver problems (they must be made of titanium!). Nor do I have cancer, and I've recently been (routinely) screened for breast, cervical and bowel cancer. My BP is a bit too high at present, but coming down as I low carb. Ditto cholesterol - and I would and do expect the same for BG, though I am now Type 2 diabetic and on 3 x 500mg metformin to aid the diet.
So - you're ahead of me by 11 years and I'm nowhere near as fit as you, but I have no problems whatsoever with a low-carb lifestyle.
Is this what you wanted to know? Any spaces on that trial you mentioned?
Viv 8)