> The first issue of "Dr Atkins' Diet Revolution" appeared in 1972--a
> third of a century before 2004. That's a long time for a fad to reach
> its peak. Not counting occasional (and sometimes sustained)
> off-the-wagon-fallings, I've been on Atkins since the 1976. When I go
> off it, my weight goes up and my cholesterol goes through the roof. When
> I go back on, both go down. So long as I remain on it, both remain stable.
>

And it wasn't a new idea then. Quickie search I did a while back turned
up low-carb diets for diabetics in the 1920's.

--Charlene

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