Nutritionist Colette Heimowitz, M.Sc., VP Nutrition and Education at Atkins Nutritionals, takes a close look at a recent two-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health comparing a low-carb diet to a low-fat diet. Read more.

A Physician’s Guide to the Atkins Diet by Eric C. Westman, M.D., M.H.S., of Duke University Medical Center, who is a coauthor of the recently published The New Atkins for a New You, explains how and why the Atkins Diet works. Read more.

For almost 40 years, the Atkins Diet has been known the world over as an effective way to lose weight—often quickly and relatively effortlessly. But the Atkins diet is also a useful tool to enhance health and reduce disease risk. Read more.