Atkins is a healthy way of eating.  It has been proven by studies in Europe, so 
he claims. 

Barbara



  OTOH, a couple years later, after a short stint of strict Atkins (very 
  high fat, lots of protein, no carbs, no sugar) my triglycerides dropped 
  167 points, HDL was up, LDL a bit lower. Overall cholesterol numbers 
  stayed about the same.
  sol