> Thomas Bridgeland wrote:
> Subject: Anti-Atkins pseudo-science
> 
> A strange bit of 'science' where they fed mice high protein diets, and
> saw that they didn't have as many healthy births.

The research scientist as much as admits that the results don't really apply
to humans with this quote:

"Dr Gardner, who presented the findings yesterday at the annual meeting of
the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), in
Berlin, said: 'One has to start off with the assumption that the mouse is
generally more of a herbivorous animal than we are, and like a cow, is less
able to metabolise high amounts of protein.'"

It makes sense that as an herbivore the mouse is going to have a less
efficient urea cycle. And as a result will have more free ammonia if on a
high protein diet.

I wonder who funded his research.

-Tad