In a message dated 10/8/1999 5:57:11 PM Central Daylight Time, writes: << Wonder how her kidney function came & went along with the yeast? <g> You know, I know a lot of people who have lived with yeast for a long long long time; however, I don't know anyone who has followed the Atkin's diet for a long long long time. Surely there is someone since the Atkin's diet has been around since the 1960's. I can find a lot of scientific references on yeast but I can't seem to find any "real" study of the Atkin's diet. Why is that? >> Well, Andy, her kidney function seemed to be just fine. She didn't go on the Atkins diet for yeast -- just happened to be a beneficial side effect. And the diet has only been around since 1972 -- publication of the first book on it. And what is a "long long long" time? Jan