>high in cholesterol and saturated fats, usually high in sodium ...which are not bad for you. That's part of the controversy. Eating cholesterol doesn't raise

>high in cholesterol and saturated fats, usually high in sodium ...which are not bad for you. That's part of the controversy. Eating cholesterol doesn't raise your cholesterol. Piles of studies show this. Eating carbs raises your cholesterol. There are basically no studies that show eating saturated fat is bad for you. The one study that was pushed by industry (and a SINGLE nutrition researcher who happened to be leading the FDA) back in the 50's was using hydrogenated coconut oil. Even the recent FDA guidelines admit there's no research-based reason to avoid saturated fats. And salt turns out to be fine for you unless you've already got high blood pressure. >devoid of many nutrients that are good for long term health and exercise I do eat vegetables. I eat almost zero fructose (what you'd find in a small handful of blueberries, once a day or so), and less than a couple of teaspoons-worth of sucrose in a typical day. And I get about 6-8 hours of intense exercise in a typical week. But all of that was true before I went low-carb, and I was stuck around 200 lbs unless I effectively starved myself. With no other lifestyle changes, switching to a low-carb (and high fat) diet caused me to drop 30 pounds in six months; my memory improved, my thinking is more clear, and I've been healthier (and lighter) than I've been since high school. No other diets I've tried have worked (including going nearly vegan at one point, and trying to go low-fat caused me to sink into depression, which is a known side-effect). This one works and is awesome. I don't see ever going back.