Atkins Diet Shown to be Safe and Effective

Low-carbohydrate diets had more favorable overall outcomes at 1 year than did conventional low fat, low calorie diets. Weight loss was similar between the groups, but effects on cholesterol and blood lipids were more favorable with the low carbohydrate group 

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Linda Stern, MD; Nayyar Iqbal, MD; Prakash Seshadri, MD; Kathryn L. Chicano, CRNP; Denise A. Daily, RD; Joyce McGrory, CRNP;> Monica Williams, BS; Edward J. Gracely, PhD; and Frederick F. Samaha, MD: The Effects of Low-Carbohydrate versus Conventional Weight Loss Diets in Severely Obese Adults: One-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine; 2004;140:10 (18 May):778-786.