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To: Arthur McGowan

Do you mean sugar or carbohydrates. You are actually advocating that human beings can live on zero carbohydrates?


61 posted on 08/15/2014 10:38:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Absolutely. I try to eat no carbs at all.


65 posted on 08/16/2014 12:18:07 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: nickcarraway; Arthur McGowan

Mr. McGowan is quite right. There are 8 amino acids that are essential and that we get from proteins; there are 2 essential fatty acids that we get from, yes, FAT; however, there are NO essential carbohydrates. None. We can make any carb we need from stuff lying around our metabolic milieu.

What I DO tell my patients who low carb it is that the only side effect is constipation, so a fiber supplement is recommended.


68 posted on 08/16/2014 7:10:59 AM PDT by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they must.)
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