It often happens that when someone offers and alternative to the current thinking, those who have a vested interest in the current thinking or are too inflexible to change their way of thinking will try anything to discredit the thing that has disrupted their orderly lives.

A friend of mine is a retired doctor and he has been on the atkins diet. He thinks that Dr Atkins provides a very persuasive argument for his diet, his only worry is the long term effect on the kidneys. He agreed with me when I said the potential risks to my kidneys outweigh the effect my obesity was having on me right now.