Here's part of a news article that came out after JAMA published a study done at Stanford:
"Atkins diet vindicated? Well, maybeBy VIRGINIA ANDERSON
Cox News Service
ATLANTA - Dieters, don't throw out the bacon yet. But you might want to pitch the white bread and soft drinks.
There's been a flurry of publicity in recent days about a study that indicates some of the method behind the much-maligned Atkins diet - which allows for an abundance of meat, fats and some vegetables but severely limits carbohydrate intake - may work best for some dieters.
In an article published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from Stanford University reported that the Atkins Diet resulted in more weight loss over a year than three other diets - the Zone Diet, Ornish Diet and LEARN Diet.
But the study's lead author warns that the research does not mean dieters should go on the Atkins diet."
There's more to the story though (
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/living/16857417.htm) -- like almost none of the participants sticking with the diet for the year of the study! Hmmmmm.......
But it is good news for those following the low carb diets. I try to stay low carb but not to the point of Atkins. I am doing NS right now to get to goal and then will stay on a fairly low glycemic index diet on my own.