"Louise Bremner" <dame_zumari@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> The thought of going on a diet that positively _encourages_ the  eating
> of large quantities of protein puts me off (let along the necessity of
> taking multi-vitamins and doing urine checks to see if I'm in a state
> that's usually considered unnatural--this is one of the checks that
> diabetics do to make sure they're in control, isn't it?).

Technically, low-carb diets are not high-protein diets. Most advocate
getting the extra calories from fat. In fact, excess protein will be
converted into glucose, so most low-carb diets actually discourage
consumption of too much protein.

As to the impact on blood cholesterol, etc., I have found the research in
this area particularly interesting. As a result of doing a bit of reading, I
try to avoid things like food deep fried in corn oil, and anything with a
label reading "partially hydrogenated." This is great because it usually
results in better-tasting food.

> I'm working around to believing there are Good Carbs and Bad Carbs,
> though (partly because I recently made a minor mistake when ordering
> from Amazon0>

I don't think there are good carbs and bad carbs, but I think how their
intake is modulated (e.g. by fiber and fat, or lack thereof) can affect your
health (and weight).

-- 
Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom