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by mixmastamyk 4740 days ago
You might try the link above given in my other comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5915794

The new info about sugars and starches is that the starches have the same effect on our bodies, they just work a bit more slowly. What does that mean? Well, we knew in the 90's that starches could rot our teeth just like sugar. But today we also know that grains (wheat, corn, rice, potatoes, oats, other empty carbs) raise blood sugar and are only a bit slower than actual sugar. They are chains of sugar.

In other words, if you don't get rid of the bread, pasta, and crackers too, removing sugar will have only limited effects.

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Yes, I've done Keto to various degrees (including Atkins), and had no success. Yet another fad diet with scientific backing that has no effect.
Atkins certainly does have an effect, though I don't recommend it.