Sun, Sep-19-10, 12:29
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Senior Member
Posts: 470
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 231/172/175
BF:30%/19%/17%
Progress: 105%
Location: Ontario
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i have been on low carb for about 9 years. I went off the wagon this summer and put on a quick 15 pounds.
In any case, a series of events landed me in emerg where they thought I was having a heart attack (i have an atypical EKG). While treating me, my heart stopped for a bit. Turns out, it was a side effect of taking the nitro and stuff. Since they were not sure, I ended up on the table getting an angiogram.
Good news. I was not having a heart attack, in fact, the doctor told me my coronary system was perfect. They even did some nitro tests to see how my arteries responded and they were perfect.
I told the cardiologist I was on atkins for a long time. He told me to get back on it, keep up the exercise, and just make sure I eat a lot of veggies, not just bacon. He said he has never seen anyone on long term Atkins with messed up arteries and said there was no medical evidence that Atkins will lead to heart disease. As he said, he has had a lot of low fat, high carbers on his table getting stents put in.
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