From WGN-TV in Chicago comes this newsbite about the Atkins Diet. http://wgntv.trb.com/news/local/noo...noon%2Dnews%2D1


[B]Atkins diet
SOME BAD NEWS IN THE QUEST FOR A QUICK WAY TO SHED POUNDS AND STAY HEALTHY... DOCTORS ARE WEIGHING IN ON THE ATKINS DIET STUDY AND THEY SAY IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS IT SEEMS. THE STUDY WHICH WAS FUNDED BY THE ATKINS FOUNDATION FOUND THE HIGH FAT, LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET HELPED PEOPLE SHED POUNDS, GAIN GOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS AND POSSIBLY BOOST HEART PERFORMANCE. BUT THE STUDY ONLY LOOKED AT 60 PEOPLE ON THE ATKINS DIET FOR SIX MONTHS. EXPERTS AT THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SAY THE STUDY IS TOO SMALL. THEY WARN THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR THE STUDY TO OFFER AN ACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF HEALTH BENEFITS. AND THEY POINT OUT THE LACK OF LONG TERM EVIDENCE, INSTEAD CITING A 12 YEAR HARVARD DIET STUDY WHICH FOUND A HIGH FAT INTAKE LIKE IN THE ATKINS DIET INCREASES THE HEART DISEASE RISK. Vegetables AND FRUIT, OFTEN AVOIDED BY ATKINS FAITHFULS DECREASES THE CHANCE OF OBESITY OVER TIME./[B]

My question is? Was there ever a 12 year Anti- Atkins study at Harvard ???? I wonder if they got that confused with the Willett Study mentioned by Taubes????

I think I'll E-Mail Channel Nine and ask..