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If the ALT level is above the normal range, I would certainly keep a close eye on this. It can hide something nasty. I don't think that "I exercise regularly playing Squash, Tennis and the occasionally running" has anything to do worsening it. Do you have in your relatives people with liver-related concerns?

Well not really helping (including myself) but... http://www.techtimes.com/articles/221438/20180220/drinking-alcohol-helps-better-than-exercise-if-you-want-to-live-past-90-years-old.htm I can think of a few anecdotes...

Exactly my problem I dealt with. With muy indoor bike, I use a wahoo chest monitor and felt that it was posting way too optimistic. So I cheated with my weight, at -30% to have something I trust

I would indeed change doctor. Not an expert, but I would stay away from sugar and all "-ose" (even fructose), that might fuel the cancer. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/here-s-how-sugar-might-fuel-growth-cancer-n488456

Proteins doesn't magically sustain / grow muscle, beyond a certain threshold. You need this or that amount, the excess may be counterproductive. https://www.elsevier.com/connect/controlling-protein-intake-may-be-key-to-longevity

Keep it this way. People lives with 10-15%, no problem. It is unclear why proteins intake increased so much in the last decades. I call it a fashion.

"average slice of pizza" as most, not some as only a few.

I recommend to totally drop it. For sure you'll enjoy your trip much more. Occasional cheatings saves the end result. In my case I monitor my eating permanently in deficit, with two exceptions; * 1 day per 2 week, very convenient for social happening. * 4 weeks per year, so I am in control 48 out of 52. In vacation, we…

How about baked beans?

It seems the very same one when it was branded as Withings. I wouldn't worry buying another one. https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-smart-scales,review-3469.html

I also vouch for the Withings (now Nokia) that I have been using since around 2010. https://health.nokia.com/ca/en/body-plus/shop

The jury is still out on that one. https://nutritionfacts.org/2016/03/22/the-effects-of-dietary-cholesterol-on-blood-cholesterol/

Interesting. Would have appreciated at least a word on total cholesterol.

Yeah, yeah, sure, sure. Thanks for playing.

You can keep your little attacks for yourself. This is about a serious & credible study from University of North Carolina, not a frivolous one as you'd want it to be, for whatever reason.

Wrong. In summary, we found that restricted carbohydrate intake in the year before conception is associated with a moderate increase in the odds of anencephaly and spina bifida.

Let's update. 1. They found that most low carb is associated with those nasty birth defects. That's terrible, still the bottom line and can not be understated. 2. This can be associated with low folic acid, a long time known issue and can not be compensated with supplements. 3. This is likely to be mitigated or resolved…

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That's a stretch and it is not what it said. If the culprit could have been the acid folic only, it is pretty much obvious that they would have reported a link with these defects and the lack of acid folic, not the low carb as they reported. Instead of "Low carbohydrate diets may increase risk of neural tube defects", it…

Thanks for the original. Here are another bit of info from it. that seems relevant;

Indeed they have and yours are NOT what University of North Carolina reported. http://uncnews.unc.edu/2018/01/25/new-unc-chapel-hill-study-links-low-carbohydrate-intake-increased-risk-birth-defects/ Nobody said that it was only about acid folic or a particular nutrient.

Well sorry, but that's just noise. Here is another reference. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180125085105.htm

Convince yourself that alcohol is a poison (it is). Most of the time you must not have it in your system. Drinking alcohol at home is a bad habit. It takes willpower to reduce it. Indulgence is a b*tch. That's the bottom line, unfortunately.

Sounds like a plan, with some reserves. Add B12 vitamin or some meat, even little. Add beans too. "Mostly whole plant" works fabulous for people who can handle it. It is the only known way to reduce and prevent naturally coronary diseases.

So the University of North Carolina works for the Daily Mail, right?

Those scales have an 1-2% error margin & variability. Interesting read. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3890563/

Are you referring to them? http://nutritionstudies.org/masai-and-inuit-high-protein-diets-a-closer-look/

This link is an interesting read. http://www.dresselstyn.com/site/study05/

Would avoid long term. Keto as most low-carb diets raises total cholesterol. Don't believe people who says it doesn't matter. A third of cardiac events occurs with persons having their total cholesterol between 150 and 200 mg/dl (200 is max. guideline). There is next to none when the persons have less than 150.

It doesn't get much better than this.