I had my first experience with some low-carb haters today. After posting a positive comment on Facebook about how much weight I am losing on low-carb, somebody replied with "Why should I do this if there is a risk of Kidney failure, High cholesterol, osteoporosis/ kidney stone or even cancer?" and posted this link: http://www.webmd.com/diet/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diets

 Not only is this article just plain dumb and cites no sources or any evidence, it's actually not even about LCHF diets in the first place. It specifically references high-protein diets like Atkins, and all of the "risks" seem to be related to eating an excess of protein and not much else. A LCHF diet doesn't actually suggest replacing carb energy with protein, but with fats instead. Also a low carb diet is supposed to be close to 50% green vegetables. Linking it in response to a positive post about a low-carb diet basically shows the general ignorance and tendency to regurgitate rhetoric in response to anything that doesn't fit with the common popular opinion.

 It was kind of strange at first because I haven't actually heard anyone say anything but positive things about the LCHF diet. A couple other people joined the comment chain as well who were pro-low-fat. The discussion rambled on for a while and basically nobody ended up feeling any differently about their positions. Some people really firmly believe in calories-in, calories-out.

 Based on the success I have had (almost 30 pounds lost already) and the fact that I haven't exercised at all and eat as much as I want, I would say that I am pretty well convinced that the general ideas behind LCHF are true. It's just hard to convince people of that when everybody else in pop culture is telling them otherwise.