Sheesh, in defending yourself on being called out on your first totally incorrect and misleading statement, you issue another one. See what I mean in my other reply about folks who don't agree with this diet finding a need to convince others it is wrong, even if it means making crap up?
Fad: A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.
Sorry, but this doesn't apply to the Atkins diet. It's been around a little too long to be considered a fad diet. I vehemently disagree with Dr. Ornish, but I wouldn't suggest his followers are on a fad diet. Why? Because I am a little more intellectually honest.
Simply punch "fad diet" into any search engine and the Atkins Diet will be mentioned in just about every link. I sense denial here.