Global Dialysis - Atkins diets increase rate of calories burned, but also increase cardiovascular risk in women.

Atkins diets increase rate of calories burned, but also increase cardiovascular risk in women.

EurekAlert: Women who regularly eat a low carbohydrate, high protein diet are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease (such as heart disease and stroke) than those who do not, a study published on bmj.com today suggests. Although the actual numbers are small (an extra 4-5 cases of cardiovascular disease per 10,000 women per year) the authors say that this is a 28% increase in the number of cases and that these results are worrying in a population of young women who may be exposed to these dietary patterns and face the excess risk for many years.

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