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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

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.
because its a rubbish diet, i think eating healthy is a better more safe option than those fad diets that cause more bad than good
You will gain muscle mass and feel heavy if you go on it =)
you'll lose weight but it won't be fun when you feel bulky all over
Maybe because it lacks the nutrients you need to build & protect bone.
I've never been on the atkins diet but I have had anorexia and I know that was one of the causes of my Oesteroporosis. Lack of calcium and also because it stopped my periods which meant my body wasn't producing the Oestrogen hormone which is also a factor in protecting bone density.
You don't get enuf dairy on the Atkins diet.
I dont know much about the diet but it must be that it doesnt have enough calcium in it,because thats what makes bones strong,i hadnt heard about this fact about Atkins diet before so i take it that its fairly new news.
There are differing opinions about it, but studies have been done showing that people on high protein/low carb diets have higher concentrations of calcium in their urine than people following a "normal" diet. It is believed that the excess calcium in the urine comes from bone loss.

There is also a higher risk of developing kidney stones, which are also made up of calcium.

Here is one example of a study.
http://www.atkinsexposed.org/atkins/76/c...
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