Chewing the fat: the low-carb diet phenomenon

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, August-Sept, 2003 by Stephen Byrnes

Barry Groves, PhD, www.secondopinions.co.uk

Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD, www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm

All of the books mentioned in this article are available from your local book seller, or from www.amazon.com

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