Another good misconception is the kidney stone farce. Why do they develop? Lack of adequate water consumption. Since being on the Atkins diet, I drink 1.5-2 gal of water per day-no kidney problems. The tests don't indicate H2O intake. While I'm sure we might be more susceptible with this diet, probably due to the sodium levels, drinking more water will take care of it. A big fat DUH, to the researchers who just want to put in their two cents to the media and the public.