Thus far, all the "objections" to the Atkins way of eating have found no proof for them. In fact, any study that hoped to prove Atkins WOE was harmful to health or didn't work, have had to back down and admit they were wrong.

Now the main problem I have with it, is that detractors and critics characterize Atkins WOE as "no carbs, all meat and fat" and "unknown effects over time".

As we ALL know, properly done by the book, Atkins starts at 20 grams of carbs daily for ONLY 2 weeks, and then progresses upwards.

And Atkins had followed patients for over 30 years in his New York practice, as well as "doing Atkins" for all that time. And never a case of kidney or liver failure in his tens of thousands of patients.