[trebb]

It wasn't too long ago that salt was a no-no because it "caused" high blood pressure. It was just another case of a few cases being elevated to an all-encompasing "fact". It turned out that onle some people had problems with salt and it exacerbated existing problems. I believe this is the same thing with those that want to blame the Atkins diet on their problems - if they have maintained good health (exercise, etc.,) and didn't have any budding problems to start with, it is unlikely a short time on Atkins can cause these problems - they don't just crop up overnight, it just seems that way when a long-term illness finally surfaces.

[rellimpank]

--yup--then there were eggs. For thirty years or so we were told (by the FDA, largely) eggs were a no-no--long enough to reduce the national consumption by half and put a large percentage of egg producers out of business--then along came enlightenment and lo and behold, turned out eggs weren't so bad after all--