The relative disparity of attention toward women's risk of heart disease extends to the health care system as well. Our paradigms for the diagnosis and management of heart disease have developed around the framework of the male patient. After heart attacks, women are less likely than men to receive therapies known to improve survival which contributes to a higher rate of complications. Studies also suggest that most women eligible for treatment of high cholesterol and blood pressure are not receiving adequate treatment. In the short term, low carbohydrate diets cause a greater loss of body water than body fat.
Water weight is regained when the diet ends.
There exists a general consensus for continuing long-term research on the wide variety of existing diet theories in order to fill in the gaps of present knowledge. 2001 Contribution of articles or other items in the medical ethics genre are solicited and encouraged. For more information, contact the Department of Community Health.