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Word: highprotein (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...occur a few hours after meals: dizziness, weakness, tremors, sweating, even heart palpitations. Worried that they might have that "in" condition, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), the patients consult their physicians. More often than not, after a test or two, the doctors agree with the diagnosis and prescribe a restrictive, highprotein, low-carbohydrate diet with frequent feedings. Indeed, hypoglycemia has reached epidemic proportions. Now some doctors are raising warning flags. They insist that the malady is largely illusory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Fad Disease | 4/7/1980 | See Source »

...diet book was published in January 1979. It quickly caught the fancy of weight-conscious Americans, selling nearly 3 million copies and grossing more than $11 million. The book promised dieters that they would lose an average of a pound a day by adhering to Tarnower's highprotein, low-carbohydrate regime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Death of the Diet Doctor | 3/24/1980 | See Source »

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