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I think that individual lifestyles should drive ones fuel intake. When I was active duty military I ran six miles a day, worked out twice a day for cardio and free weights thus I "carb'd up" on a regular basis and maintained a body fat measurment of 13%.

Now in retirement, bad back , bad knees from thin air PLF's ect ect (sudden stops not the mileage ), and a sedate job I use the adkins diet to "help" keep the weight off. A bit of sleep apnea that wasn't discovered "officially" till I'd gained a hundred pounds almost killed me and now with a CPAP and Atkins I'm almost back to fighting weight.

Everyone is different. I have known 130 pound weaklings that are junk food junkies and never gain an ounce. Yet others that will watch that individual eat the carbs and gain weight just looking on per se :o) Thus I say regulate your diet for the lifestyle you live. If Atkin does it for ya then by all means do so. It works for me at this stage in my life.

Stay Safe !

There is no question that an individual approach is needed here...not only BETWEEN individuals, but in the same individual at different times in their lives. Not only due to change in activity, but to age-related changes in metabolism.

Thanks for your thoughts--you are correct, sir!