Atkins Nutritional Approach

The Atkin's Diet appears to be based on good science. It could be imagined by those with the most to lose: the 'food' industry (assisted by newspapers). It would also be predictable. Organic products were introduced into supermarkets and priced high so that it would be advantageous to sell the highly profitable 'junk' food laden with sugar (carbohydrate), but low in fat. In other words, disadvantageous to 'organically-produced' foods by making them seem outrageously over-priced. Rather like a self-protection scheme. Protecting the 'junk' foods from an invasion by healthy (and inevitably more expensive) products. But, of course, as the maxim goes: you get what you pay for. Cheap 'junk' or more expensive 'quality'.

Nutrition
Carbohydrate
Fat
Protein

Sugar and fat are cheap and high profit earners. To lose weight is promoted as consuming low fat foods. Low fat 'foods' have an associated increase in sugar content. The reason for weight gain and the very likely concomitant increase in the incidence of Type 2 Diabetes. If the sugar is not consumed through exercise then the body will convert it to fat for long-term storage, a relatively low energy process. A potential energy source is not abandoned. Enzymes exist in the body for this one-way conversion. A low fat 'food' results in a high fat end-product.

The reverse is not possible as enzymes do not exist to produce sugar directly from fat. Energy is available from fat, but only through exercise. A major reason that some people become 'fat' is because they don't consume fatty products in the belief that this will assist losing weight, but excess 'hidden' carbohydrate. The confused consumer is probably unaware of the connection. A fact well appreciated by the profit-directed food industry.

Again, it appears that peoples' health is of no concern, only the 'health' of the business.