Atkins Diet Misconceptions: Mental Acuity and Low Carb Zombies

In this video I discuss the subject of mental acuity and emotions on the Atkins Diet and the whole “Low Carb Zombies” myth. Critics: “Low Carb Emotional Zombies” Not only may the Atkins Diet impair mental functioning, it may impair emotional functioning as well. Researchers at MIT are afraid the Atkins Diet is likely to make many people–especially women–irritable and depressed.[197] The Director of MIT’s distinguished Clinical Research Center measured the serotonin levels in the brains of …