If anyone is interested, Dr. Willett wrote a book called Eat, Drink, and be Healthy . I found it very interesting. He explains all of the research that has been done to date and the result. His explains his recommendations and how they are based on the studies done to date. His comment about Atkins is that long term studies have not been done in order to determine any long term affects so he is not comfortable recommending it.

My plan is to use the Atkins diet to lose the weight and break my carbohydrate addiction and then slowly swith to his new food pyramid. As with all things: moderation, moderation, moderation.