No, they can't say low carb. Neither could I two years ago. Then I lost 40 pounds in 40 weeks, and kept it off for a year and counting. BMI went from 30 to under 24, plus my "good" cholesterol improved. Don't feel hungry and weigh what I did in high school. I would have just laughed two years ago. Now, I am laughing with them not at them.
Consider though what a scam carbs are. Pasta, bread, pastries, rice, cereals all cost pennies to produce, are marked up 1000% (no kidding) . I can see why the food industry (not the diet industry alone) are not keen to give a nod to Atkins et al.
The best part is you learn to eat less refined/processed foods, that seems to be the key.
I pay more for groceries, sure, but I'd rather pay with cash than with my health.
I lost 55 lbs on Atkins two years ago and have kept it off. My triglycerides dropped from 234 to 70, My HDL went up, with total cholesteral at 176. C-reactive protein also went down, so that my risk of heart disease dropped from 5x the normal risk to less than average risk. Also, my sleep-apnea disappeared.
I agree, the Atkins book talks about using low-glycomic carbs intead of high-glycemic. I don't think this article says anything radically different than what Atkins says.
I don't understand why the foods that are less processed/refined cost more. Wouldn't you think that less work would go into producing them?
Carolyn