First of all, this article has no studies or references attached to it. Atkin's book describes a loss of water with any diet during the first week. If you study what the term ketosis means, you will understand that the body uses fat for fuel during ketosis meaning that you burn fat.

You do get dehydrated during any diet. That is why it is stressed to where we all get tired of hearing it that we need to drink our water (which this author pointed out as well). It is also important to take potassium to prevent dehydration.

The thought that a diet rich in saturated fat can accelerate atherosclerosis pervades the public these days, but is unfounded as the research on these forums show.

Uric acid levels "can" increase leading to gout if you don't drink your water, but this can happen if you aren't on a diet and get dehydrated for any length of time.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome can be caused by dehydration, too little fiber, and poor eating habits whether or not you are on any diet.

Add all this to the fact that the Westman study just came out this month showing that the Atkins diet is safe so that this author has said nothing of importance besides don't forget to drink your water when you do Atkins.