Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Low Carb Great Myths Scurvy !

Back in the days of starting low carbing, we were told scurvy was on the horizon, due to lack of vitamin C. We had dropped the potatoes and high carb/sugar fruits, and scurvy was just one of the myriad of health problems that could come our way. As usual with the spreaders of doom and gloom, nothing is further from the truth. One of our team members John, checked the situation out, and found our vitamin C intake had gone up to much higher levels, than before we started low carbing, with the increase in our low carb vegetable intake. He compiled the chart which can be found on his post linked below. As you can see broccoli contains almost 5 times as much vitamin C as potato, broccoli contains 8 times as much calcium as potato, broccoli contains almost 2.5 as much dietary fibre as potato.  Check out the vitamin C content of a low carb red bell pepper and you will see, spuds are very over rated from a vit C perspective, they can of course quickly raise BG numbers to dangerous levels.



http://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/2010/12/low-carb-diets-what-is-missing.html


Eddie
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous18 March 2012 at 22:48

    I love all vegetables, I have been racking my brains to think of one I don't like, but brocolli is definitely one of my favourites and I steam them in the microwave very quick and easy. Peppers are so versatile. You can eat them cold in salads for maximum goodness, or add them to a casserole. We are very fortunate to be able to go to supermarkets and buy such good selections, better still if we could grow our own, but alas not many have the time and garden space to do this.

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  2. Anonymous7 July 2012 at 18:32

    I have red upper eye lid inflamation a week into my Atkin Low Carb meal change...now 5 weeks later...still have irritated lids. it is th upper area, above the lid covering the eye...i am afraid it could be some vitamin deficiency. I eat very well with vege assortments...salads 2/day with lots of color. Little fruit is my concern. Could this symptom be tied to scurvy?

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  3. Lowcarb team member7 July 2012 at 22:51

    "Could this symptom be tied to scurvy?"

    Hi obviously we cant diagnose as we are not medically qualified so it would be best if you saw your doctor. Having said that scurvy is caused by a lack of vitamin C, your diet suggests you should be getting adequate Vit C.

    For peace of mind please make an appointment with you doctor.

    Graham

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