Avoiding a high carb diet for losing extra pounds can put you at several health risk showed a new study. In fact going for a low carb diet can lower life expectancy the study suggested according to a recent media report by CBC News. Dr Sara Seidelmman lead author of the study and a clinical and research fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston reportedly said: “Low-carb diets that replace carbohydrates with protein or fat are gaining widespread popularity as a health and weight-loss strategy. However our data suggests that animal-based low carbohydrate diets which are prevalent in North America