Tim Tyler wrote:

My impression is that Atkins diet restricts carbohydrates - but not
fat or protein. So people eat more fat and protein to make up
for the lack of carbohydrates.

My experience has been to keep the protein and fat relatively
the same, but lower the carbohydrates. I eat less protein than
your average non-dieter, lots of green vegetables, adequate fat.
It's high-protein as a matter of percentage of overall diet, but not
by actual amounts. It's simply a matter of leaving out the high
starch and high-sugar foods.

The Atkins diet appears to be a bad one :-| People should be encouraged
to eat more fruit and vegetables - not to replace them with animal fat.

I don't actually follow Atkins, but I've read the book several times.
One of the most common ignorant assumptions spread by those who have
clearly not read the book is that Atkins doesn't allow vegetables,
and that you can't touch an apple again. Not true. Atkins teaches
how to regulate healthy amounts of these carbohydrate sources in
ongoing weight loss. Atkins is not an all meat diet. Carbohydrates
are replaced with healthy green vegetables, and lower glycemic
fruits can eventually be added back (blueberries, strawberries, etc).

CM