"Water retention, lack of nutrients can be more harmful than extra pounds"

Hmmm, they usually claim that we LOSE water weight.

"Nonetheless, the Atkins diet and similar eating plans that completely eliminate carbohydrates won't be dictating Sheri Barke's meal plan anytime soon. "

Same old story here. They have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.


"(But) if you're not allowed to eat bread, cereal, rice, pasta, fruits, vegetables, milk, beans and yogurt, there's not much food left," she said.

Hmm, no fruits, vegetables and beans on Atkins. I must have missed that part when I read the book.

"The Atkins diet, on the other hand, restricts dieters to only 5 percent carbohydrates, with the remaining 95 percent to come from protein. "

I won't even waste my time on this one. This is possibly the worst I have ever seen.

"With excessive protein consumption, Atkins dieters can lose lots of water when they don't have the carbohydrates to retain it."

Didn't they just say at the top that we RETAIN water???