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With the low-carbohydrate diet craze sweeping the nation, concerned doctors have worried about emergency rooms filled with patients whose arteries are clogged. As many as 40 million people have tried low-carb diets in the past decade, yet these problems have not materialized.
Moreover, recent studies suggest that these diets may, in fact, be both safe and effective.
Low-carb advocates generally make four central claims about this dietary approach: Dieters will lose more weight and keep it off; calories count less than where the calories come from; people on these diets take in fewer calories because they aren't as hungry; and the changes are satisfying and sale enough to last a lifetime.
Does the evidence bear out these claims? The long-term jury is still out, but the answer so...
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