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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, technically you don't need carbs, your body can convert protein (and fat) into glucose, which is necessary for your body. But it's pretty inefficient, which is why people lose weight on ketogenic diets. A small amount of protein is converted to glucose, while dietary and stored fat is used by your body, rather than dietary carbs. Fat burning, rather than sugar burning, as they say.

It works great for some people, okay for others, and not at all for others.[/quote]

What you're really trying to say - if I may correct you - is that "technically you don't need starchy carbohydrates".  By that I mean white pasta, bread and rice.  You do however need complex carbs if you want a balanced diet.   That means limited whole grains, with lots of veggies, fresh fruit and legumes.

Otherwise your statement basically says that all you need to eat are animal derived foods - meat, eggs, dairy - ONLY.  Good luck with that.  Not only will you become horribly constipated, your cholesterol will be through the roof, your breath will be horrific and you will be lacking in most of the vital nutrients your body needs in order to function properly.  Nutrients found only in plant derived foods. [/quote]

I don't think that's what PP is saying actually.  While not the right choice for many, a super low carb / ketogenic diet has been used successfully to help control severe epilepsy, and may be useful for certain other conditions, for example I know they are currently studying it in relation to brain cancer.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_diet[/quote]

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