Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 18:53:29 -0400 From: David and Sandy Riese <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Lactnet <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Atkins Diet Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi everyone, I am seeking out other LC's advice. There is a mother I am dealing with who is very persistent that she wants to go back on the Atkins diet ASAP. She did not use it during her pregnancy, but lost 35 pounds using it before pregnancy. I explained that we do not like to encourage any mother who is breastfeeding to diet. I also explained about some of the major concerns about this diet i.e. loosing muscle mass instead of fat. She said she did not know that, but what are the effects of the Ketones on the baby? I said I did not know that, but again we suggest that you eat a healthy well rounded diet, exercise and nurse and you will loose weight. She wants to know what the Ketones will do to the baby?! Does anyone know if they get into breastmilk. My impression is that they are excreted through the kidney's only. I would just like to tell her that several other LC's say the same thing. She also asked me to post on the list. Thank you for any advice you give! Sincerely, Sandy Riese, RNC IBCLC Lancaster, PA - Eastern USA mailto:[log in to unmask]