March 17 (Bloomberg) -- The low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, which experienced a peak of popularity two years ago, isn't safe and shouldn't be recommended for weight loss, according to doctors writing in The Lancet.
Low-carbohydrate diets for weight management ``are far from healthy'' given their association with constipation or diarrhea, halitosis, headache and general fatigue, among other side effects, Dr. Lyn Steffen of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health wrote. They also increase the protein load to the kidneys and alter the acid balance of the body, which can result in loss of bone minerals, Steffen said.
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