Health Risks of Low-Carbohydrate
Diets
Recent media reports have publicized the short-term
weight loss that sometimes occurs with the use of low-carbohydrate
weight-loss diets. Some of these reports have distorted
medical facts and have ignored the potential risks of
such diets. Past experience with the fen-phen drug combination
and other weight-loss regimens has shown that some people
may disregard even serious long-term health risks in
hopes of short-term weight loss.
The American Heart Association, American Dietetic Association,3
and the American Kidney Fund have all published statements
warning about the various dangers associated with low-carbohydrate,
high-protein diets.
We would like to notify you of (1) the potential risks
from the long-term use of low-carbohydrate, high-protein
diets, (2) currently circulating misunderstandings and
deceptive statements made in support of such diets,
and (3) the establishment of a registry for individuals
who feel they may have been harmed as a result of following
a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet.
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