. This lack of evidence
::: has not deterred many in the medical profession from condemning the
::: diet out of hand. Last week a poll of British doctors revealed that
::: one in four would advise their patients to stay fat rather than try
::: the Atkins diet - despite the proven life-threatening effects of
::: obesity.
:::
::: Such attitudes might suggest that the scientific world is in the
::: grip of cognitive dissonance over the Atkins Diet, preferring to
::: ignore whatever evidence it does not like.

few statements depress me more. this is the height of stubborn non
scientific doctrinal behavior.