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 ...

when a cardiologist named Robert Atkins established a carbohydrate-restricted eating plan to promote weight loss. But the concept has likely been around for far longer than that, with some ...

Atkins, the crux of the original food plan was restricting ... could lead to weight loss, which Atkins put to the test on his own body. Finding it did indeed, he created the low-carb diet of ...

When is a carb not a carb? That's the question many carb-conscious dieters are facing as they struggle to keep their carb counts within the strict limits recommended by Atkins and other low-carb ...

What are low-carb diets? Low-carb diets have been shown to be no better than other calorie-controlled diets for weight loss, but new scientific research suggests low-carb could have specific ...