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By Laura Dolson, About.com Guide to Low Carb Diets since 2005

Low Carb Diets Do Not Raise the Risk of Heart Attack

Monday November 13, 2006
carbs Every study showing good results from low carb eating seems to end with the thought that low carb diets can't be recommended for the long term, because we don't have that data. Well, the data are finally rolling in. A study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine showed that low carb diets do not raise the risk of heart disease, even when more animal fat and protein is included. And there were other interesting results, although they have been largely misinterpreted by the media. Find Out More About the Study

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