Don,

Atkins and his diet went against all the recommendations which the medical establishment was pushing on us for decades. They were ridiculing Atkins when he started, discounting his success stories as anecdotal. After the years, the longer-term data makes them look like worthless fools. I guess some vindictive !@#$!#@ tried to get even, using their underhanded and deplorable tactics.

When the "reputable" news sources are repeating these half-truths without adequate medical research or counterpoint, with sensational headlines, they stoop below the supermaket tabloids (at least those are expected to print crap).

I am not on Atkins, but I truly resent the illegal release of provileged medical information by people calling themselves "doctors". I sure hope some heads will roll (or at least they will be hit by a large defamation law suit).

Regards,
Alex

[This message has been edited by Alex K (edited 02-11-2004).]