Why can the Atkins Diet cause Osteoporosis?!


Question:

Why can the Atkins Diet cause Osteoporosis?

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oh if you don't what Osteoporosis is, it's a disease of the bone where the bones weaken

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3 weeks ago
oh and btw I'm not thinking of going on it, i need to know for my corsework study I'm doing on the diet!


Answers:

Lack of calcium perhaps or the minerals and vitamins that enhance calcium absorption.
There is also the worry of kidney damage as the body uses protein for energy instead of carbohydrates. The breakdown of protein for use in this way releases damaging metabolites into the bloodstream which end up in the kidneys.
Heart specialists are none to keen on the diet either.




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