But if people are on induction for a limited period, then it wouldn't MATTER if "long term induction" caused that, right? -- except to the people who did it long term, obviously.

The thing is, Sears *knows* induction is a two week process. He *knows* Atkins' plan. So if he were actually attempting to study the two diets comparatively and specifically using the "detox / induction" period of Atkins (rather than say, having 2 weeks of eating on plan for both types, to account for sudden shifts in body chemistry, THEN starting measuring), then that isn't just coincidence -- it would be deliberately disingenius on his part, to skew the results before the study began.

So I'm hoping that this is not correct, and that he didn't actually include people on induction (especially newly on induction) as part of this. He would know better, so it would really make me question his integrity if he did.