Ob, yes, we've agreed we're not going to force this diet on the children. We'll give them this diet with an added carb (mac & cheese!) and a little junk food in the house.
But you are missing the entire point. Carbs should be in the form of whole grains, vegetables and fruits. Where do all your nutrients come from?
I had a friend who was a dedicated Atkins follower. She and her husband had lost something like a hundred pounds each. They felt great, ate like pigs, on everything meaty. Ohhhh they must go easy on the veggies, no grains, and almost no fruit.
I hadn't talked to her for 5 years but recently made contact. BOTH of them had cancer. Exactly what I would have expected from the way they ate.
Weight loss is about calories, health is about whole foods, variety and balance.
Exercise is damn near the cure all.