You wrote: >>low-carb is absolutely diuretic. One of the functions of >>carbohydrates is to hold water in the tissues; when carb >>consumption drops, generally below 100g but certainly below >50g, the >tissues release the water they've been storing. >this suggests a temporary period only? No. As long as carb levels are kept low, the diuretic effect continues. >>My understanding (though this is based on anecdotal >evidence) is that = high >amounts of protein increase the diuretic >effect. >and this suggests a permanent change...are there two separate things = going >on? Again, it's tied to the levels of protein. My understanding is that if the levels are kept high, the diuretic effect continues. And yes, it's a separate issue. Low-carb is diuretic, high protein is diuretic, and low-carb + high protein =3D very diuretic. .:. Craig