The Atkins diet recently took another hit (although an anecdotal one) from the medical community when a 40 year old woman recently entered the hospital for a condition known as ketoacidosis, a condition which in its less threatening form is commonly associated with the high-protein, low-carb Atkins diet.

A professor from the New York school of medicine blamed her diet for the severe case of ketoacidosis, although admitting the patient might also suffer from complicating conditions such as pancreatitis or gastroenteritis as well.

An official from the University of Minnesota accompanied the report with the comment that, “Low-carbohydrate diets for weight management are far from healthy, given their association with ketosis, constipation or diarrhoea, halitosis, headache, and general fatigue — to name a few side-effects.” She went on to contrast Atkins-style food choices with “healthy foods.”

For more information on the report, please see Medical News Today.