This is my argument. There are many ways to eat low carb-Atkins is actually 4 low carb diets in one. There of course are South Beach and Protein Power ( I wish PP got more press ). Everyone who diets should diet intelligently. Read the facts, not superstitions and do this diet in the way that it supports their own health. I love telling the history of Native Americans, who lived for centuries on little or no carbs. This low carb diet was more extreme than the induction phase. This culture had been a very healthy group of human beings. They had an exemplary bone structure, they were muscular and had a superlative immune system. Their health, as a whole, deteriorated when they reduced their meat intake and increased their carb intake.

To me those facts support the long term benefits of a low carb diet, regardless of what the "experts" say.