Long term success of Atkins?

On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:23:01 +0000, Ignoramus32369 wrote:
Understandably. But why did Dr Atkins himself conduct such a study?
Granted, it would be better if it was conducted independently, but I
would expect Atkins to actually do such a study. I am even surprised
that it was not done. It answers the most pertinent and basic
question, just how well does this diet works compared to others.

There have been (I think) 2 studies conducted other 12 months, and least
one 5 year study is underway, we won't have the results for another 4.5
years.

One of the 12 month studies published in the New England Journal of
Medicine this year and the conclusion was that Atkins was at least as
good, for various definitions of good, as the low fat diet they compared
it to.

You can see a summary at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0522083022.htm