Active Low-Carber Forums - View Single Post - Dr. Atkins enters the diet campaign wars with WW & JC

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[Dr. Ornish, who has argued that the high-protein diet is dangerous to heart health, went on a media blitz last year, soon after the first published scientific study about the low-carbohydrate diet in two decades appeared in The American Journal of Medicine. The study found that people lost weight and that cholesterol levels improved, but it urged more research to determine the approach's long-term safety.

Urging for more research is good, but it's scary to realize that health directives are to be determined by an ad campaign

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Meanwhile, Weight Watchers, the longtime market leader, keeps growing in the face of dozens of other approaches, said Greg Cappelli, senior research analyst for Credit Suisse First Boston in Chicago. "A lot of diets come and go, and what works so well over time is really the educational-based model," Mr. Cappelli said. "It's fair to say Atkins may be hot for a while. But Weight Watchers has stood the test of time."

Is it just me or does that sound hyprocritical. The only thing that hasn't changed with Weight Watchers, over the years, is their basic structure of expensive and compulsory weekly meetings. The actual eating plan has changed drastically over the years. So, it's not inconceivable that Weight Watchers will offer a low-carb plan. Saying "WW has stood the test of time" makes it sound like their eating plan is the best.