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August 1, 2008
On the Atkins Diet? Don't take a Breath Test: by Plano DWI attorney Troy Burleson
by Collin County DWI lawyer Troy Burleson
If you are on a low carb diet such as the Atkins Diet you should NOT consent to a breath test if you are stopped and suspected of driving while intoxicated. As I have reported here before in detail, low carb diets like Atkins may raise a persons acetone levels. The breath machine used by the State of Texas, the Intoxilyzer 5000, measures Ethyl Alcohol molecular compounds to determine a person breath alcohol concentration (BAC). However, many other chemical substances such as acetone have similar molecular structure to ethyl alcohol.
Below is a good article form Arizona DUI attorney Daniel Jaffe about weight loss diets and breath testing.
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