Too much of anything is bad for you, be it protein or carbs. I read one of the Atkins books recently, and while the first two weeks is very low carb, it seems quite sensible once you're on the maintenance plan. Your body doesn't need plates of pasta, bread rolls, processed cereals, or refined sugar at every single meal, especially before bedtime. I don't remember the book advising people to eat more protein than they need, either.

I didn't try it because I don't eat meat, and don't have the time and/or motivation to make it work without animal protein. But it certainly gave me a new perspective on how many carbs I DON'T need to get through the day.

Thousands of people die annually from the effects of obesity, so one or two dying as a result of Atkins shouldn't be too much cause for alarm.

Mahayana, atkins.com is the offical Atkins web site