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Old 08-26-2009, 02:02 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Post Study shows low carb diet could lead to heart disease

A study has come out showing that mice who eat a low-carb diet develop heart disease.
Low-Carb Diets Linked to Atherosclerosis and Impaired Heart Vessel Growth - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

The mice are "apoe" mice - i.e. genetically predisposed. The author was on a low-carb diet himself, and quit after conducting this study.
This leads me to conclude for myself, since I probably carry at least one copy of the apoe 4 alele, that I should follow a mostly raw, vegan diet.
Worth noting, the standard mouse diet, which did not cause atherosclerosis, is a high-carb, low-fat diet - fairly similar ratios to Steve's raw diet.

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