For many dedicated followers of the Atkins Diet, it is the one obstacle to a perfect breakfast. They can eat all the bacon, eggs and sausage they like, but tomato ketchup is strictly off the menu.

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.

Simple. Indeed, a randomised trial published ... for weight loss as not eating bread and rice and sugar.” The Atkins Diet ...