Dr. Atkins himself recently had a heart attack.
Here are reasons why the atkins diet is not good in the long term
You need some carbs. A low carb low cal diet is good.If you completely cut out carbs though your body will start using the protein as engry and if you go back to eating carbs then your body turns both carbs and protein into engry and you gain weight at a much higher rate. Also your digestive system needs alot of vegtables and serving or two of fruit a day. Any diet that takes away these natural things cannot be good for you in the long run. I am not saying not to eat meat but you should eat 1-2 servings of vegtables with every intake of meat. You also should have some carbs during the day. A yogurt is not bad for you. They have also found that 2 servings of milk products everyday serves as a dieratic. I have read several diet books and have found that Body for life and Weight Watchers both use good balance when it comes to eating. You have to be balanced if you go to extremes It cannot workout well in the long run.
The Atkins diet was orignally for people who were too large to have operations. They had to lose alot of weight very quickly. As we all know losing weight quickly is not the healthy way to do it. You should not lose more than 3 pounds in a week otherwise it is unhealthly. What people need is proper diet and exercise. You also need portion control which the Atkins diet does not teach you.