Hullo Rhonda, welcome!

First of all, Dr Atkins died from a head injury. No way you can blame his diet on that. Unfortunately, some nasty people have been spreading rumours ever since that he died from heart disease, but the cause of his death is a matter of public record. He slipped on an icy pavement and suffered a fatal head injury.

Should you go on a low fat or a low carb diet? Um, did you really think anyone on a low carb board would tell you to eat a low fat, high carb diet?

I strongly believe that eating low carb is much, much healthier than low fat, high carb. Why don't you check our Success Stories?
I would also suggest you have a look through our Cholesterol forum.
The only time Atkins/low carbing raises cholesterol is when it raises HDL.

As for the bad breath, that is only when people are in ketosis, and can simply and easily be remedied by drinking plenty of water.

HTH!

Rosebud