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Article: Crash diets cause gallstones.
- Article from:
- Nutrition Health Review
- Article date:
- September 22, 1990
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Crash Diets Cause Gallstones
Rapid weight loss resulting from crash diets can contribute to formation of gallstones, a research group at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles recently discovered.
The severe change in eating habits not only caused people to shed weight drastically, but raised triglyceride levels and increased the amount of calcium in the bile. Together, these chemical changes create a high risk for gallstone formation.
Gloria Petersen, Ph.D., ...