The mainstrem media and medical establishment has not supported low carb , it's true. You can find a great deal of folks with many different opinions that they are willing to state as facts. What is necessary is to hunt for the real facts that are behind the surface. If you research the actual facts behind the low fat theory, it all falls apart, there isn't much there in the way of facts. If you read the studies comparing Atkins to other diets that have come out in the last couple of years, Atkins does better every time , even against the American Heart Association diet. This includes not only superior results in terms of weight loss while consuming mre calories, but superior improvement in heart disease indicators.
If you are on low carbs boards, read the personal stories of those who couldn't lose or couldn't maintain eight loss until low carb. Until recently, going on Atkins was practically an act of medical treason, pople didn't try it until all else had failed. But it didn't pass away like so many "fad" diets because it worked.
Nyah Levi