I did a similar experiment last year. For 3 months I stuck to a low carb diet, influenced by the Atkin's diet, but not following it strictly. I was a very healt

I did a similar experiment last year. For 3 months I stuck to a low carb diet, influenced by the Atkin's diet, but not following it strictly. I was a very healthy weight and decided to try it after a number of arguments with friends and family where I defended the science behind it. I wanted to see whether it was genuinely a healthy diet, and not just the weight loss tool that it was getting all the buzz about. I'm pleased to say the results where overwhelmingly positive. After the first unpleasant week as my body adjusted, I started to feel more energetic, less hungry and I needed less sleep. The biggest quantitative improvement though was the quality of my skin. I've always had problems with acne, even now I'm past my troubled teen years but on a low carb diet my skin almost completely cleared up. I'm sure it was more nutritious too because when you're not bulking your meals out with pasta, rice or potatoes, you don't have much choice other than to eat more veg. After about 3 months, enough carbohydrate had crept back into my diet that I wasn't really doing anything special anymore, but I'm very tempted to go back and try to stick to it properly. Good luck with your own experiment!