This happens to me a lot: I tell a group of people I'm doing a low-carb diet, and suddenly I'm fielding a barrage of rumors and hearsay. "Isn't all that protein bad for your kidneys?" "I've heard X Y Z" "Didn't a study just show it doesn't work?" and so on. The truth is nutrition science is a mess. Trying to figure out anything for absolute certain is an exercise in futility, and quietly sponsored studies from one side or another pop up in the news on a weekly basis. There is good science out there, but one could easily align with any select group of data to self-assure themselves of their position.
All I REALLY know is my own personal experience, which is why I started this blog in the first place. I had heard so many conflicting things that I figured the only way to really figure out the truth was to try it myself. My personal, completely non-professional and unverified results? Low-carb living is awesome! I lost a ton of weight, never went hungry, and felt great. I didn't do any of the scientific stuff like getting my cholesterol checked before and after, so I can't say for certain that I suffered no ill effects, but as far as I can tell I am just fine.
That is why, to me, it doesn't really matter what people think or what they repeat from an article about a study they read the headline of. I've been through it personally, and I felt like it was a positive experience that accomplished my goals and is worth doing again.
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