One article was the AHA's response to all the media attention to the Duke University study. It was very dismissive, saying it was a "small" study, and was too short to show long-term effects of a high fat/low carb diet. But this statement is what really got to me:

"By way of contrast with this small study, a 12-year Harvard study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute was also reported at this meeting. This study of 74,000 women showed that those who consumed more fruits and vegetables were 26 percent less likely to become obese than women who ate fewer fruits and vegetables over the same time period. "This is a much more compelling study regarding weight control, because it involved many more individuals over a much longer period," says Bonow. "

#1 There is a huge difference between what it takes to PREVENT gaining vs. what it takes to LOSE weight.

#2 There is always the assumption that Atkins doesn't allow vegetebles, which, of course, is false.

On the positive side, the whole article just seemed like they were back-peddling, trying to come up with a snappy reason why their dietary guidelines are still the only way to go.

Tami