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 ...

The Atkins diet limits intake of foods such as pasta, potatoes and rice in favour of meat, fish, eggs and cheese. Critics say the diet's artery-clogging fats are a recipe for long-term disaster.

British supermarkets are shunning new Atkins Diet food products following a series of health scares. Atkins Nutritionals, the U.S. company behind the controversial weight loss regime, aims to ...