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I have been doing an Atkins-ish diet for 2 years now. I was an obese 26 year old at 240 pounds and I am now a more respectable 28 year old at 165 pounds. I have not been able to move off induction phase as my tolerance for carbohydrate seems to be about 25 grams a day. After a year of following it religiously I substituted my bacon and eggs breakfast to a carbo-rich muesli (at my Doctor's advice) and was pleased to find that it didn't affect the weight loss. I have also kept up a regular exercise routine...

Longest scientific study yet backs Atkins diet 12:21 18 May 04 The claimed benefits of the controversial low-carbohydrate Atkins diet have been reaffirmed in two new studies, one of which is the longest study to date. "I think it's good news for Atkins dieters," says Linda Stern, who led the first study of 132 obese patients at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, US. The diet was devised by the late US doctor Robert Atkins. To lose weight, devotees avoid carbohydrates and consume more protein and fat instead. Both new studies found that subjects on the Atkins diet shed...

2 firms buy controlling stake in nutritional goods company Two investment firms have acquired a controlling stake in the rapidly growing low-carb food marketing company founded by diet guru Dr. Robert C. Atkins. Seeing long-term growth opportunities, Boston-based Parthenon Capital and Manhattan-based Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have made an unspecified investment in Ronkonkoma-based Atkins Nutritional Inc. The deal announced yesterday, less than two weeks after Atkins' Manhattan medical practice closed its doors for the last time, comes as consumers are beginning to spend freely on an ever-growing array of foods labeled low carb. The investment is essential to drive the...