carbohydrate deficiency

Dave Noisy sends word that, horror of horrors, people need carbohydrates to live . That’s the news according to Professor Arne Astrup, a Danish scientist who led the latest study into short and long term consequences of the Atkins diet, which apparently limits carbohydrate intake to 30 grams per day. At that level, says Astrup, the dieters ” start to suffer headaches, muscle cramps and diarrhoea. This is consistent with a carbohydrate deficiency. They simply do not get enough carbohydrate to supply the tissues with blood sugar. That is why the organs start to malfunction. ” Leave it to the Danish to put Atkins in a negative light, eh? I mean, the Danish ... Like it’s the people from Denmark, but it’s also a pastry... Same spelling... Different meaning... Hey... Is this thing on?