Atkins isn't the runaway success because its a particular variety of low carb diet. Its also very restrictive, primarily during the "induction" phase. If you

Atkins isn't the runaway success because its a particular variety of low carb diet. Its also very restrictive, primarily during the "induction" phase. If you want to see other low carb diets that may be more manageable, try South Beach or Paleo. The low carb diets work... its just that they are very difficult to follow for most people. If you live in the US and have a fairly normal lifetyle, you will eat too much carbs unless you really go out of your way to avoid bread, rice, sodas (or just about any drink besides water), fruit, etc. > "The problem is the carbohydrates in the diet, their effect on insulin secretion, and thus the hormonal regulation of homeostasis—the entire harmonic ensemble of the human body." > "Insulin is the primary regulator of fat storage. When insulin levels are elevated—either chronically of after a meal—we accumulate fat in our fat tissue. When insulin levels fall, we release fat from our fat tissue and use it for fuel." These are the central ideas to weight management.