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The 132 men and women in the VA study started out weighing an average of 286 pounds. After six months, those on the Atkins diet had lost an average of 12.8 pounds, those on the low-fat diet 4.2.

I've been doing Atkins since Sunday, and I'm down 12.8 pounds already. It's a little eerie, if you ask me. Like I just pressed a "lose weight" (that's "loose wait" in FReepSpeak) button.

Has anybody noticed slower healing while they are on Atkins? I know some people who have been on the diet, and they have had problems recovering from surgery, and the like. I also noticed that my wife, who is on the diet for a few weeks, got a bruise on her forearm that has not gone away after a week.

Does anybody out there have experience slow healing on Atkins?

[Maven]

Does anybody out there have experience slow healing on Atkins?

Yes, it's not uncommon, and it's one of the very few negatives about low carbing.

The simple solution is to up the carbs a bit during the healing period.

Maven