you CAN eat fruit and veggies on Atkins! grrr....

Gosh darn it... i think that is the misconception about Atkins that cheeses me off the most... people who are on this WOL are usually consuming MORE than the recommended daily servings (3 cups = 6 servings) of vegetables... and way more than the average American (or Canadian) eats! Even in Induction!

And once we get past induction we get to eat berries (!) and gradually re-introduce other fruits and veggies.

In DANDR, the good Doc says straight out that no one with pre-existing kindey disease should do this diet. But doing the diet won't give you kidney disease.

See if you can get her to read the book... tell her to cruise the website... heck, tell her to come here and we will bombard her with good reasons, examples, and lots and lots of support!

I hope your cousin comes "back into the fold". In the long run, she's sacrificing her health, not just her waist line.