Wow.. after 77 years on SAD I do not think I would bother to change things
at all.  Geez, maybe just add a few less processed foods and forget it.   If
he lived this long that way then change might be a terrible thing for him if
only in terms of personal depression.

I mean lets get real.  What is critical at 20 is important at 40 and
probably matters not at 70 plus.  Everybody has to die some time.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen Robinson" <[log in to unmask]>
> A friend of mine has a concern about her 77 year old husband. He was put
> on a no-carb diet for a week and then a low-carb diet, by a new doctor,
> and she's concerned because of something she read in Lutz's book "Life
> Without Bread". He says that in men over 50, there is a concern about
> going suddenly to a no- or very low-carb diet because it could provoke
> heart attacks or other serious initial side effects.
>
> He was eating basically a SAD diet before, although higher quality
> foods. He sees the doctor again in 2 weeks, and will discuss this with
> him, but can someone comment on this issue theoretically?