"All of our moms were on Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig or the Atkins diet in the 90s and we were surrounded by messages about thinness, whiteness, and sexiness equaling worthiness. "It is no wonder ...

Fad diets come and go, but The Atkins Diet-- a high-protein, low-carbohydrate weight-loss plan --seems never to go away, no matter how many medical professionals denounce it. "Low-carb diets have ...