yea, my cousin told me the same thing about the cholesterol. he had his bloodwork done during that time and it was pretty much perfect.
had no idea about the avidin though...i'm guessing he didn't know either :/ it's cool though, his hair grew back after he cut down.
now he's drinking like a gallon of lactose-free milk everyday though XD he's in the same boat as me...it's hard to get enough protein on a low-carb diet without lots of sodium.
Quite true..since I am not doing body building, a few eggs and pulses do the job for me. You can consider whey protein.