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Thumbs up Slam dunk, over 100 storied today in the media, re AHA research validating Atkins an

The stories are all about the current meeting at American Heart Association and presentations. All published in the last 24 hours, and there are many more.

What these stories fail to mention, is that there were 3 seperate studies presented, all showing the same results, better weight loss, and improved cholesterol numbers.

They do mention that one study (from Duke university, which we mentioned a few months ago) was funded by Atkins.

Yet they do not mention that the other study was funded by the American Heart Association, and the finding are essentially the same.

Check this out:
<a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/2731.2502?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_03">Atkins Diet Heart-Healthy After All?</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WebMD</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;22 minutes ago</font>
<font size="-1">... Researchers from Duke University say that six months on
the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins Diet adds up to more weight loss and better cholesterol than a low ...
</font>
&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kfyrtv.com/showNews.asp?whatStory=1385">There's
Something to the Atkins Diet</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">KFYR-TV,&nbsp;ND</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;30 minutes ago</font>
<font size="-1">... IT TESTED THE ATKINS DIET AGAINST THE AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION'S
PLAN OF LOW-FAT EATING. THE ATKINS GROUP LOST MORE WEIGHT AND ... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.thebakersfieldchannel.com/health/1795097/detail.html">
Atkins-Funded Study Concerns Heart Association</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">KERO,&nbsp;CA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;36 minutes ago</font>
<font size="-1">A study released Monday gave support to high-fat,
low-carbohydrate diets
such as the Atkins diet. But the American Heart Association ... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/techscience/story/0,4386,155880,00.html">
High-fat low-carbo diet may be good</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Straits Times,&nbsp;Singapore</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;1 hour
ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO - Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and
now a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carbohydrate diets may ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=1018789">Study Finds
High-Fat, Low-Carb Diet May Have Surprising Benefit ... </a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WAVY-TV,&nbsp;VA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;1 hour ago</font>
<font size="-1">By DANIEL Q. HANEY. (AP)-After years of dismissing the
high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.newsnet5.com/health/1795097/detail.html">Atkins-Funded
Health Study Concerns Heart Association</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WEWS,&nbsp;OH</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;1 hour ago</font>
<font size="-1">A study released Monday gave support to high-fat,
low-carbohydrate
diets like the Atkins diet. But the American Heart Association ... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1018791&nav=2CSfCTh0">
Atkins Diet and Fat Loss</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WLBT-TV,&nbsp;MS</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;1 hour ago</font>
<font size="-1">... After six months, the Atkins diet volunteers lost 31
pounds... The others
lost about 20. While total cholesterol fell slightly in both groups... ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.clickonsa.com/sh/health/stories/health-179509720021119-151150.html">
Atkins-Funded Health Study Concerns Heart Association</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">KSAT,&nbsp;TX</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;1 hour ago</font>
<font size="-1">A study released Monday gave support to high-fat,
low-carbohydrate
diets like the Atkins diet. But the American Heart Association ... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=1018649&nav=0RZFCTZW">
Study Says Atkins Diet Safer, More Effective Than Once Believed</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WAVE,&nbsp;KY</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;3 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">For years, users of the low carbohydrate, high fat Atkins diet
have touted the plan
for weight loss while many doctors have long warned the fatty foods could ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-11/aha-aha111902.php">
American Heart Association statement on high-protein, low- ... </a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">EurekAlert,&nbsp;DC</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;3 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">... evaluate this. • This study did not actually compare the
Atkins diet
with the current AHA dietary recommendations. &quot;The American ... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.phillyburbs.com/apNews/apstory.asp?ArticleNo=97342">
High-Fat Diet Shows Promise in Study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Montgomery County Record,&nbsp;PA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;3
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (AP) - After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.phillyburbs.com/apNews/apstory.asp?ArticleNo=97221">
Low-Carb Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Doylestown Intelligencer,&nbsp;PA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;4
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (AP) - After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.cbn.com/CBNNews/News/021119d.asp">CBN News Roundup</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Christian Broadcasting Network</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;4
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">... (CBN News) — The high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins Diet
may not
be so bad after all. Researchers have just released the latest ... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.click10.com/sh/health/stories/health-179254320021118-141144.html">
Study: Atkins Diet Boosts 'Good' Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WPLG,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;4 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">The Duke University study looked at 120 overweight volunteers
who were randomly
assigned to the Atkins diet or an American Heart Association plan. ... </font>

&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=1018472">Study Finds
High-Fat, Low-Carb Diet May Have Surprising Benefit ... </a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WAVY-TV,&nbsp;VA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;4 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">By DANIEL Q. HANEY. (AP) - After years of dismissing the
high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/4554244.htm">Atkins diet gains
supporters</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Contra Costa Times,&nbsp;CA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;4 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO - Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/diet.fitness/11/19/otsc.atkins.diet/">
Vindication for the Atkins diet?</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">CNN</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;4 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">(CNN) -- For years, some doctors have dismissed the Atkins
diet, but
the high fat, low carb diet might finally be getting its due. ... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ats-ap_health13nov19,0,883094.story?coll=sns-health-headlines">
High-Fat Diet Shows Promise in Study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Newsday</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;4 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet,
the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ats-ap_health12nov19,0,424341.story?coll=sns-health-headlines">
High-Fat Diet Shows Promise in Study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Newsday</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;5 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet,
the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=%7B263956E3-D055-4C41-9746-8422701944F5%7D">
Fat-laden Atkins diet exonerated</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Canada.com,&nbsp;Canada</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;5 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ats-ap_health11nov19,0,7965581.story?coll=sns-health-headlines">
High-Fat Diet Shows Promise in Study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Newsday</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;6 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet,
the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.asp?storyid=24317">Study:
Atkins Diet Good for Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WXIA-TV,&nbsp;GA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;6 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (AP) — Multitudes swear by the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet,
and now a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.examiner.com/news/default.jsp?story=n.crabside.1119w">
Crab isn't Toxic Avenger, yet</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">San Francisco Examiner,&nbsp;CA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;6
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">... Another problem is the Dungeness diet. Crustaceans don't
do Atkins: they
feed on clams and mussels, among other things. Those bivalves ... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/wire/sns-ap-heart-diet1119nov19,0,7885252.story?coll=sns-ap-health-headlines">
High-Fat Diet Shows Promise in Study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Newsday</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;6 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet,
the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/aphealth_story.asp?category=1500&slug=Heart%20Diet">
High-Fat Diet Shows Promise in Study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Seattle Post Intelligencer,&nbsp;WA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;6
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet,
the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.saljournal.com/stories/111902/lif_fat.html">Fat over
carbs?</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Salina Journal,&nbsp;KS</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;6 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/111902_ns_lowcarbdiet.html">Study
finds high-fat, low-carb diet may have surprising benefit ... </a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WLS,&nbsp;IL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;7 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">November 19, 2002 — After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=1018294">Study Backs Atkins
Diet</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WTOL,&nbsp;OH</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;7 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">(CBS) Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now a
carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off more
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2002-11-18-adkins_x.htm">
Study: Atkins diet good for cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">USA Today</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;7 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (APOnline) — Multitudes swear by the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, and now a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20021119/frontpage/11058.shtml">
Study: Atkins' high-fat, low-carb diet appears to improve ... </a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">The Olympian,&nbsp;WA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;7 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb might actually take off
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=1018129">Researchers
Studying New Diet</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">KXAN-TV,&nbsp;TX</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;8 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">... more information. The Atkins diet clearly can allow one to
lose weight,&quot;
Dr. Robert Bonow with the American Heart Association said. ... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1037717248596_43/?hub=Health">
Atkins diet may improve cholesterol: study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">CTV,&nbsp;Canada</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;8 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO — Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1018170">High-fat, low-carb
Atkins diet shows promise in study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WIS,&nbsp;SC</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;8 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">19, 2002 - After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet,
the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://pennlive.com/newsflash/topstory/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?a0512_BC_TheWorldBriefly&&news&newsflash-topstory">
AP News in Brief</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Penn Live,&nbsp;PA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;9 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">... CHICAGO (AP) -- After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/health_and_wellness/article/0,1651,TCP_1040_1555415,00.html">
You aren't dreaming, dieters: Fat could be good for you</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Fort Pierce Tribune,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;9 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Living/ap20021119_573.html">High-Fat
Diet Shows Promise in Study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">ABC News</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;9 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">19 — After years of dismissing the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, the
medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding it
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20021119-083519-8792r">UPI
News Update</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">United Press International</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;9
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">... 19 (UPI) -- Obese men and women who were put on a high
fat, low-carbohydrate &quot;Atkins
diet&quot; for six months lost more weight and experienced more significant ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.icflorida.com/partners/wftv/news/ap_story.html/Health/AP.V8961.AP-Heart-Diet.html">
High-Fat Diet Shows Promise in Study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WFTV,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;9 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (AP)--After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.firstcoastnews.com/health/articles/2002-11-19/lowcarb_diet.asp">
Low-Carb Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WJXX,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;9 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (AP) — After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20021119_572.html">High-Fat Diet
Shows Promise in Study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">ABC News</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;9 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">19 — After years of dismissing the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, the
medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding it
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/1037702310244530.xml">
Chew on this: Atkins diet may reduce cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Cleveland Plain Dealer,&nbsp;OH</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;10
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">Chicago- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/sns-ap-heart-diet1119nov19.story">
Low-Carb Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Newsday</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;10 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet,
the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.ktul.com/showstory.hrb?f=n&s=63405&f1=hea">Low-Carb
Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">KTUL,&nbsp;OK</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;10 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">Chicago (AP) - After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.thedesertsun.com/news/stories/local/1037677503.shtml">
Atkins diet wins praise in new study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">The Desert Sun,&nbsp;CA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;11 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apscience_story.asp?category=1500&slug=Heart%20Diet&from=homeAP">
Low-Carb Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Seattle Post Intelligencer,&nbsp;WA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;11
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet,
the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.wset.com/showstory.hrb?f=n&s=63405&f1=hea">Low-Carb
Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WSET,&nbsp;VA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;11 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">Chicago (AP) - After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.health24.co.za/news.asp?action=art&SubContentTypeId=5&ContentID=20064">
Atkins lowers cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Health24,&nbsp;South Africa</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;11 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">People on the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins diet may shed
more pounds than
those who stick to a low-fat regimen - and the controversial formula may ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/11/19/MN166042.DTL">
Knives drawn over Atkins diet study</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">San Francisco Chronicle,&nbsp;CA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;12
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">... by the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation, a private
nonprofit organization that funds
research on carbohydrates and was founded by the author of the Atkins diet.
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.icflorida.com/partners/wftv/news/ap_story.html/Health/AP.V8760.AP-Heart-Diet.html">
Low-Carb Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WFTV,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;12 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (AP)--After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1037700965231050.xml">
Atkins diet sheds the pounds and a few skeptics</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Newark Star Ledger,&nbsp;NJ</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;12 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20021119_370.html">Low-Carb Diet
Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">ABC News</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;12 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">19 — After years of dismissing the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, the
medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding it
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Living/ap20021119_371.html">Low-Carb
Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">ABC News</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;12 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">19 — After years of dismissing the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, the
medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding it
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=53559">
Bring on the bacon</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Arizona Daily Sun,&nbsp;AZ</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;12 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">... CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.dailybulletin.com/Stories/0,1413,203%257E21481%257E999798,00.html">
Atkins diet gains respect from unexpected quarters</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Inland Valley Daily Bulletin,&nbsp;CA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;12
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO - Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/11192002/utah/18004.htm">Medical Studies
Lend Weight to Low-Carb Diet Claims</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Salt Lake Tribune,&nbsp;UT</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;13 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">... Early medical studies on fat-reduction theories fed to
Americans through so-called
fad diet books show that some do work: The low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, for
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.canoe.ca/LondonNews/lf.lf-11-19-0087.html">Atkins diet
passing tests</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">London Free Press,&nbsp;Canada</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;13
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">By AP. CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet and now a carefully controlled study backs them up. ... </font>

&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.nypost.com/health/62413.htm">THE CURRENT RAGE</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">New York Post,&nbsp;NY</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;14 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">FORGET the Atkins diet - electrocution is the new shortcut to
slimming down.For
the past few months, Sarah Dolgen, a 22-year-old former model and NYU ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.sptimes.com/2002/11/19/Worldandnation/Atkins_low_carb_diet_.shtml">
Atkins low-carb diet gaining some respect</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">St. Petersburg Times,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;14 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and
now a series of studies, albeit small ones, are making even the most ardent
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/4552490.htm">Atkins
study yields surprise</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Charlotte Observer,&nbsp;NC</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;14 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, and now a carefully
controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off more weight ...
</font>
&nbsp;</
<
<a href="http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/4552490.htm">Atkins study
yields surprise</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Charlotte Observer,&nbsp;NC</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;14 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, and now a carefully
controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off more weight ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://santafenewmexican.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=2144&dept_id=385202&newsid=6110412&PAG=461&rfi=9">
Study: Low-Carb Diet Might Help Lower Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Santa Fe New Mexican,&nbsp;New Mexico</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;14
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">HICAGO - Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb might actually take off
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/4551624.htm">Atkins diet
may even be good for you</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">The Tallahassee Democrat</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;14 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO - Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/news/local/4552640.htm">
HIGH-FAT, LOW-CARB REGIMEN BENEFITS CHOLESTEROL TOO</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Lexington Herald Leader,&nbsp;KY</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;14
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO - Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb might take off more ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E999505,00.html">
Researchers: Atkins may be right after all</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Los Angeles Daily News,&nbsp;CA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;14
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/bal-te.diet19nov19,0,6825136.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines">
Study backs formula of Atkins diet</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Baltimore Sun,&nbsp;MD</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;14 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO - Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.arizonarepublic.com/news/articles/1119heart19.html">
Atkins diet may have cholesterol benefit, study indicates</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Arizona Republic,&nbsp;AZ</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;15 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO - Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1699&dept_id=46371&newsid=6109936&PAG=461&rfi=9">
Study: Atkins diet may shed pounds, improve cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Lorain Morning Journal,&nbsp;OH</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;15
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (AP) -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, and
now a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.azstarnet.com/star/today/21119nAtkinsdietstudy2fpm.html">
High-fat-diet findings stun MDs</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Arizona Daily Star,&nbsp;AZ</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;15 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO - Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/wire/sns-ap-heart-diet1119nov18,0,7754179.story?coll=sns-ap-health-headlines">
Low-Carb Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Newsday</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;15 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet,
the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.detnews.com/2002/health/0211/19/a02-14629.htm">Atkins
diet passes preliminary tests</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Detroit News,&nbsp;MI</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;15 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/02/11/19/16113771.cfm">Study
backs Atkins diet</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Everett Herald,&nbsp;WA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;15 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">... CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/custom/science/orl-aseclocarb19111902nov19,0,5402820.story?coll=orl-news-headlines">
High-fat diet may help cholesterol levels, study finds</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Orlando Sentinel,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;16 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and
now a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carbohydrate diets may ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/apmethods/apstory?urlfeed=D7NCTMKG0.xml">
Low-Carb Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Fredericksburg.com,&nbsp;VA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;16 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (AP) _ After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.thechamplainchannel.com/news/1792532/detail.html">
Study: Atkins Diet Boosts 'Good' Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WPTZ-TV,&nbsp;NY</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;16 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and
now a carefully controlled Duke University study backs them up: Low-carb may
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.icflorida.com/partners/wftv/news/ap_story.html/Health/AP.V8508.AP-Heart-Diet.html">
Low-Carb Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WFTV,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;16 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (AP)--After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20021119&Category=APA&ArtNo=211190558&Ref=AR">
Low-Carb Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Tuscaloosa News,&nbsp;AL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;16 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (AP) - After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Living/ap20021119_115.html">Low-Carb
Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">ABC News</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;16 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">19 — After years of dismissing the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, the
medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding it
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/4552266.htm">Low-Carb
Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Centre Daily Times,&nbsp;PA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;16 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO - After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet,
the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20021119&Category=APA&ArtNo=211190558&Ref=AR">
Low-Carb Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Times Daily,&nbsp;AL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;16 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (AP) - After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20021119_114.html">Low-Carb Diet
Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">ABC News</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;17 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">19 — After years of dismissing the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, the
medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding it
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20021119&Category=APA&ArtNo=211190558&Ref=AR">
Low-Carb Diet Being Tested</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Sarasota Herald-Tribune,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;17
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO (AP) - After years of dismissing the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035774583395&call_pageid=968867505381&col=969048872038">
High-fat, low-carb diet gains scientific weight</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Toronto Star,&nbsp;Canada</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;17 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO—Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.newschannel2000.com/news/1792543/detail.html">Study:
Atkins Diet Boosts 'Good' Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WESH-TV,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;17 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">The Duke University study looked at 120 overweight volunteers
who were randomly
assigned to the Atkins diet or an American Heart Association plan. ... </font>

&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/13/dining/13DIET.html?ex=1038373200&en=810b312f04037c14&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE">
Waiter, Are There Carbs in My Soup?</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">New York Times</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;17 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">... can go out and have a Caesar salad full of cheese and
garlic and olive oil, I'm not
exactly dying for the croutons.&quot; Since Dr. Robert C. Atkins published &quot;Diet
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.theindychannel.com/sh/news/stories/nat-news-aptv-179253220021118-141155.html">
Study: Atkins Diet Boosts 'Good' Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WRTV,&nbsp;IN</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;17 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and
now a carefully controlled Duke University study backs them up: Low-carb may
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.activedayton.com/ddn/news/daily/1119diet.html">Atkins
diet can lower cholesterol, studies show</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Dayton Daily News,&nbsp;OH</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;17 hours
ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO | Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/columnists/20021119regcol1119fnp1.asp">
Could Prozac have saved the dinosaurs?</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Pittsburgh Post Gazette,&nbsp;PA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;17
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">... What we have here with the T. Rex and the brontosaurus are
the respective adherents
of the Atkins diet (meat, meat and more meat) and any number of no-fat ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.news4jax.com/sh/news/stories/nat-news-aptv-179253220021118-141155.html">
Study: Atkins Diet Boosts 'Good' Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WJXT,&nbsp;Jacksonville</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;17 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and
now a carefully controlled Duke University study backs them up: Low-carb may
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.timesdispatch.com/frontpage/MGBM4SF8P8D.html">Research
surprises skeptics of diet</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Richmond Times Dispatch,&nbsp;VA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;17
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO - Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb might actually take off
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/1792532/detail.html">
Study: Atkins Diet Boosts 'Good' Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">KMBC,&nbsp;MO</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;17 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and
now a carefully controlled Duke University study backs them up: Low-carb may
... </font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.wpecnews12.com/engine.pl?id=2029&template=breakouttopstory.html">
LOOKS LIKE THE ATKINS DIET IS THE REAL DEAL.. AFTER ALL.</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WPEC NEWS 12,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;18 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">RESEARCHERS FOLLOWED 120- OVERWEIGHT VOLUNTEERS.. WHO WERE
RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO THE
HIGH FAT.. LOW CARB ATKINS DIET.. OR.. AN AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DIET..
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/health/111802_he_atkins_diet.html">
Study Finds Atkins Diet May Have Surprising Benefit On ... </a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">KGO,&nbsp;CA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;19 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">18 (AP) — Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Living/ap20021118_1821.html">Study:
Atkins Good for Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">ABC News</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;21 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">18 — Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, and now a
carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off more
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20021118_1820.html">Study: Atkins
Good for Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">ABC News</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;21 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">18 — Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, and now a
carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off more
... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20021118-072507-1725r">
High-fat diet might be heart-healthy</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">United Press International</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;22
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">... 18 (UPI) -- Obese men and women who were put on a high
fat, low-carbohydrate &quot;Atkins
diet&quot; for six months lost more weight and experienced more significant ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20021118-1508-heart-diet.html">
Study finds Atkins diet may have surprising benefit on ... </a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">San Diego Union Tribune,&nbsp;CA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;23
hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO – Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.wral.com/health/1792543/detail.html">Study: Atkins Diet
Boosts 'Good' Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WRAL,&nbsp;NC</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;23 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">The Duke University study looked at 120 overweight volunteers
who were randomly
assigned to the Atkins diet or an American Heart Association plan. ... </font>

&nbsp;
<a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/health/111802_hs_atkins_diet.html">
Study: Atkins Good for Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">KABC,&nbsp;CA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;23 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">HEALTHY LIVING — Multitudes swear by the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet,
and now a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,70780,00.html">Study: Atkins
Diet May Have Surprising Benefit on Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">FOX News</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;23 hours ago</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO — Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/chi-021118atkins,0,7726647.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines">
Study: Atkins diet may have surprising benefit</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;18
Nov 2002</font>
<font size="-1">Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, and now a carefully
controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off more weight ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.wluctv6.com/Global/story.asp?S=1017106">Study finds
Atkins diet may have surprising benefit on ... </a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WLUC-TV,&nbsp;MI</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;18 Nov 2002</font>
<font size="-1">The study looked at 120 overweight volunteers, who were
randomly assigned
to the Atkins diet or an American Heart Association plan. ... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1017106">Study finds
Atkins diet may have surprising benefit on ... </a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WOOD-TV,&nbsp;MI</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;18 Nov 2002</font>
<font size="-1">The study looked at 120 overweight volunteers, who were
randomly assigned
to the Atkins diet or an American Heart Association plan. ... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.nbc6.net/news/1792513/detail.html">Study Lends Weight
To Atkins Diet</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WTVJ,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;18 Nov 2002</font>
<font size="-1">CHICAGO -- Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate
Atkins diet, and now
a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/836726.asp">Atkins diet beats low-fat
fare</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">MSNBC</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;18 Nov 2002</font>
<font size="-1">The eat-the-meat-skip-the-potatoes Atkins diet beat the
low-fat American
Heart Association plan in a head-to-head comparison. Nov. ... </font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.wset.com/showstory.hrb?f=n&s=63312&f1=hea">Study:
Atkins Diet May Have Surprising Benefit on Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">WSET,&nbsp;VA</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;18 Nov 2002</font>
<font size="-1">Chicago (AP) - Multitudes swear by the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, and
now a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/18/health/main529790.shtml">
Atkins Study Surprises Doctors</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">CBS News</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;18 Nov 2002</font>
<font size="-1">It doesn't matter in the long run. The bottom line is
calories, calories, calories.”.
(CBS) Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2002/11/18/atkins/">Low-carb Atkins
diet good for cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Salon</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;18 Nov 2002</font>
<font size="-1">... 18, 2002 | CHICAGO (AP) -- Multitudes swear by the
high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, and now a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may ...
</font>
&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.ktul.com/showstory.hrb?f=n&s=63312&f1=hea">Study:
Atkins Diet May Have Surprising Benefit on Cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">KTUL,&nbsp;OK</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;18 Nov 2002</font>
<font size="-1">Chicago (AP) - Multitudes swear by the high-fat,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, and
now a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take ...
</font>
&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20021118&Category=APN&ArtNo=211180826&Ref=AR">
Study finds Atkins diet may offer benefit against cholesterol</a>
<font size="-1"><font color="green">Sarasota Herald-Tribune,&nbsp;FL</font>&nbsp;-&nbsp;18
Nov 2002</font>
<font size="-1">Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins
diet, and now a carefully
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Atkins diet gains respect from unexpected quarters
By DANIEL Q. HANEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO - Multitudes swear by the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, and now a carefully controlled study backs them up: Low-carb may actually take off more weight than low-fat and may be surprisingly better for cholesterol, too.

For years, the Atkins formula of sparing carbohydrates and loading up on taboo fatty foods has been blasphemy to many in the health establishment, who view it as a formula for cardiovascular ruin.

But now, some of the same researchers who long scoffed at the diet are putting it to the test, and they say the results astonish them. Rather than making cholesterol soar, as they feared, the diet actually appears to improve it, and volunteers take off more weight.

Still, the number of overweight people studied this way is small, and the research does not examine possible long-term ills or advantages, including how long people keep the pounds off.

So for now, the researchers say that much more research is necessary before the Atkins diet can be given an across-the-board endorsement, but at least they believe it is safe enough to take into much larger studies.

At least three formal studies of the Atkins diet have been presented at medical conferences over the past year, and all have reached similar results. The latest, conducted by Dr. Eric Westman of Duke University, was presented Monday at the annual scientific meeting of the American Heart Association, long a stronghold of support for the traditional low-fat approach.

Westman, an internist at Duke's diet and fitness center, said he decided to study the Atkins approach because of concern over so many patients and friends taking it up on their own. He approached the Robert C. Atkins foundation in New York City to finance the research.

Westman studied 120 overweight volunteers, who were randomly assigned to the Atkins diet or the heart association's Step 1 diet, a widely used low-fat approach. On the Atkins diet, people limited their carbs to less than 20 grams a day, and 60 percent of their calories came from fat.

"It was high fat, off the scale,' he said.

After six months, the people on the Atkins diet had lost an average of 31 pounds, compared with 20 pounds on the AHA diet, and more people stuck with the Atkins regimen.

Total cholesterol fell slightly in both groups. However, those on the Atkins diet had an 11 percent increase in HDL, the good cholesterol, and a 49 percent drop in triglycerides. On the AHA diet, HDL was unchanged, and triglycerides dropped 22 percent. High triglycerides may raise the risk of heart disease.

While the volunteers' total amounts of LDL, the bad cholesterol, did not change much on either diet, there was evidence that it had shifted to a form that may be less likely to clog the arteries.

"More study is necessary before such a diet can be recommended,' Westman said. "However, a concern about serum lipid (cholesterol) elevations should not impede such research.'

No single study is likely to change minds toward the issue, especially since an initial weight loss is hard to maintain on any diet. Some answers could come from a yearlong study being sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. That experiment, being directed by Dr. Gary Foster of the University of Pennsylvania, will test the Atkins diet on 360 patients.

In the meantime, the heart association's president, Dr. Robert Bonow of Northwestern University, said the organization will reconsider the Atkins diet as more research results become available.

"Having our top academic centers look at this is wonderful,' he said. "We are still dealing with small numbers of patients. We just need more data.'

Dr. Sidney Smith, the heart association's research director, said it was a surprise that the Atkins diet did not raise LDL cholesterol. "One small study like this flies in the face of so much evidence. We can't change dietary recommendations on the spot,' he said.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Medical Editor Daniel Q. Haney is a special correspondent for The Associated Press.

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