Expert Opinions

American Cancer Society
Weighing In on Low-Carb Diets

American Dietetic Association
Position Paper on Food and Nutrition Misinformation

American Heart Association
Statement of the AHA Nutrition Committee

American Institute for Cancer Research
The Low-Carb, High-Protein Craze

American Kidney Fund
AKF Warns About Impact Of High-Protein Diets On Kidney Health

American Medical Association
A Critique of Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Weight Reduction Regimens:
A Review of Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution

Atkins Diet: Help or Hoax?
The Lancet 364(2004):589.

Blood Flow on the Atkins Diet
Low Fat versus Low Carb

Calcium Loss on the Atkins Diet
Effect of Low-Carbohydrate High-Protein Diets on Acid-Base Balance, Stone-Forming Propensity, and Calcium Metabolism

Center for Science in the Public Interest
Big Fat Lies: The Truth About the Atkins Diet

Cleveland Clinic
High Protein, Low Carbohydrate Diets

Consumer Guide
Dr. Atkins and High-Fat Diets

Cornell University Cooperative Extension
Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Heresy or Hype?

Dean Ornish, M.D.
Was Dr. Atkins Right?

Dean Ornish, M.D.
The Diet War: Low-Fat vs. High-Protein

Fredrick J. Stare, Ph.D.
Diet Books: Facts, Fads and Frauds

George L. Blackburn, M.D., Ph.D.
Physicians’ Guide to Popular Low-Carbohydrate Weight-Loss Diets

Jean Mayer, PhD., ScD.
Diet Revolution? Basically Old Hat

Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
The Atkins Cancer Revolution

John McDougall, M.D.
The Atkins Scientific Research – Deceit and Disappointment

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Dangers of High-Protein, Low-Carbohydrate Diets for People With Diabetes

Low Carb Diets: Potential Short and Long-term Health Implications
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 12(2003):397.

Margo A. Denke, M.D.
Metabolic Effects of High-Protein, Low-Carbohydrate Diets

Mayo Clinic
Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Are They Safe and Effective?

Michael E.J. Lean, M.D., FRCP, FRCPS
Is Atkins Dead (Again)?

Northwestern University School of Medicine
Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution

Partnership for Essential Nutrition
Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Do They Work and Are They Healthy?

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Analysis of Health Problems Associated with High-Protein, High-Fat, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets Reported via an Online Registry

Richard M. Fleming, M.D.
The Effect of High-, Moderate-, and Low-Fat Diets on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

Sudden Cardiac Death of an Adolescent During [Atkins] Dieting
Southern Medical Journal 95(2002):1047.

The Medical Letter
Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution

The Medical Letter
The Atkins Diet

Tufts University School of Nutrition
Is It Possible to Follow the Atkins Diet Healthfully?

Tufts University School of Nutrition
Weighing In On the South Beach Diet

UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Eat Fat, Get Thin?

United States Department of Agriculture
Popular Diets: A Scientific Review 12

United States Department of Agriculture
Popular Diets: A Scientific Review 22

Vision Loss on Low Carb Diets
Low-Carbohydrate Diet Optic Neuropathy