Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Healthy?
Not all nutritional scientists agree with Atkins, Taubes and Eades. Many feel that traditional carbohydrate-laden foods such as grains like wheat and corn and tuberous vegetables like potatoes and carrots are a necessary component of a healthy diet. Further, they argue, the body needs the fiber that is found in these foods for a number of health-related functions. As the debate rages on in nutritional circles, however, there is a great deal of anecdotal evidence showing that low carbohydrate diets are effective not only for weight control, but also as a means of lowering the incidence many of the “diseases of civilization” such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
