21 May 2003 | Filed under Author : Atkins + Health : Heart/Cholesterol + Health : Heart/Studies + Health : Heart/Triglycerides + Low Carb : News + Low Carb : Studies + Weight Loss
Atkins diet is more effective and healthier than rival regimes, say medical researchers
By Jeremy Laurance Health Editor
22 May 2003
Robert Atkins, the weight-loss guru whose diet books sold in their millions, has won posthumous backing for his controversial theory about how to lose weight.
The first randomised controlled trial comparing his high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet with a conventional low-fat eating plan found people on the Atkins diet lost weight quicker and had improved levels of blood fats, with increased amounts of "good" cholesterol.
The finding will surprise the medical establishment which has long argued that the Atkins diet was potentially damaging to health and could affect kidney function and raise "bad" cholesterol levels.
Full story: independent.co.uk
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