That may be, but when I went on Atkins and cut out bread, I discovered that my acid reflux went away. I always thought it was the evil greasy bacon, but no, it was the toast.
My wife and I had a successful run with Atkins. Lost lots of weight and both of us eliminated the acid reflux problems. We ceased sticking to Atkins. The acid reflux and spare tires have returned. We were on Atkins through flu season. Everyone in my wife's office was coming with flu. She didn't catch it and neither did I.