[sheltonmac]

I wasn't surprised Atkins filed for bankruptcy, but it always amazed me how long the popularity of his diet lasted. It was so damaging to the body.

What do you mean? The Atkins diet has been around for over 30 years, so it can hardly be called a fad diet. And what evidence do you have that it's damaging to the body?

Personally, I have never tried the Atkins diet. I believe in the "everything in moderation" philosophy. Too much of anything can be bad, but there is no denying that a low-carb, low-sugar diet is healthy. I prefer to look at it as a more all-natural diet--that is, staying away from processed ingredients like high-fructose corn syrups, artificial sweeteners, hydrogenated oils, etc.

[Lekker 1]

I believe in the "everything in moderation" philosophy.

Everything in moderation? Wife-beating in moderation? How about murdering innocent people in moderation? Guess I find the "everything in moderation" very curious indeed. :-)

[ByDesign]

"Everything in moderation" is a very solid philosphy to have - unless you have an abused body, like most obese people. Lo-carb is one way to overcome the out-of-kilter systems obese people have, I think moderate carbs for the obese would simply maintain the weight they have.

What very few "get" (and I'm not saing you) is drastically reduced carbs (40 grams a day, no sugar no flour no milk) is for weight loss - maintainance lo-carb allows more - thus, moderation.

The common misconception is lo-carb means NO-carb, which simply isn't true.