Fad diets come and go, but The Atkins Diet-- a high-protein, low-carbohydrate weight-loss plan --seems never to go away, no matter how many medical professionals denounce it. "Low-carb diets have ...

But others maintain that a diet based on fat and protein is totally unbalanced and cannot be good for the body. Indeed, Dr Atkins' diet totally contradicts the low-fat, high-fibre eating plans ...

The Atkins diet is meant to help you lose or maintain a healthy weight for your body by burning more body fat instead of ...

Millions of slimmers on the Atkins diet have been told to limit the amount of red meat and saturated fat they eat. The company behind the regime says that only 20 per cent of dieters' calories ...

Low-carb diets, such as Atkins, have become increasingly ... meat/low-carbohydrate diet and those favouring a low-fat/high-carbohydrate diet," he added. Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist ...