" In fact, in 2000, the American Heart Association published several statements critiquing the regimen. The association insisted that there was no evidence showing that high-protein meals could lead to weight loss and they might even hurt the dieter’s kidneys and rob strength from the bones."

I have been doing Atkins since March of this year and prior to that had eliminated dairy products. I recently had a bone density test and my bone density is excellent. A relative of the same age who also had the test recently (she is healthy and slim but does not follow low carb nor does she exercise) was borderline on the test.