Atkins is the best eating plan i have ever been on because i do not feel deprived at all. Atkins states in his book that excess carbohydrates get stored as fat. The book also has a list of foods with associated carbohydrate counts. Best atkins book.

Atkins diet is notorious for being just another low calorie diet in disguise. Diet is high in saturated fat -- ironically one of the greatest risk factors for insulin resistance. Ketosis seems only to be burning all the fat atkins makes us eat and non...  Read More

The website asks for money, so that the complete body meltdown comes around $150. It reeks of fad.

This diet is an extremely unhealthy thing to do, and it is destructive in the long-term. It hasn't been proven safe either.

While no one wants their fat replenished, your muscle doesn't get replenished either. These effects are similar in lean and overweight individuals. When given a diet without carbohydrates, there will be no new tissue produced or regenerated, the body ...  Read More

I'm afraid of a diet that elimnates nutritious foods. The eskimos ate a lot of protein and little carbs. Fish contains something called omega 3 fatty acid.