The Atkins Diet May Not Be So Unhealthy After All--A Comparison Trial with Three Other Diets.

WEIGHT loss; GARDNER, Christopher D.; JOURNAL of the American Medical Association (Periodical); LOW-carbohydrate diet; SATURATED fatty acids in human nutrition; BLOOD lipids

The article presents the results of a comparison trial of four weight-loss diets including the Atkins diet, led by Christopher D. Gardner and published in the March 7, 2007 issue of the "Journal of the American Medical Association." Results show that the Atkins diet may not be so unhealthy after all. The study also brought out concerns such that low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets, high in total and saturated fat, will adversely affect blood lipid levels and cardiovascular risk.