On 2006-05-24 22:38:42 -0500, "mdginzo" > said:

>> If the diet is followed correctly, it is NOT high protein. Here's >an
>> example, imagining a typical American overweight person and >what may be
>> a typical meal:
>
> Even done right, with the Atkins diet you still have to worry about
> testing your Ketone level and have to take a handful of vitamins every
> day. That alone should send bells and whistles blowing.

Atkins didn't say ketostix were essential. And he said also that some
people never show more than a trace.