Dori wrote:

 >>can u explain what you mean here? low-carb causes diuresis?
 >
 >I'm afraid to touch this with a ten-foot pole, Andrew, given your tendency
 >to rip one a size ten poop-chute but yes, low-carb diets DO often have a
 >diuretic effect.  Most if not all low-carb diet authors address it and
 >critics use it every day ("Oh, it's only water weight!")  If anyone else
 >would kindly attest to this, I'd greatly appreciate it.

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.  My
understanding (though this is based on anecdotal evidence) is
that high amounts of protein increase the diuretic effect.

.:. Craig