Accusation #2:
AtkinsFacts.org Ignores the 34 Studies "Supporting Atkins"
The "no less than some number of studies support the Atkins Diet" line seems to be the Atkins corporate mantra.[629-632] That's how you responded when the American Heart Association condemned your diet.[633] That's how you responded you were sued for allegedly lying to the public about the cardiac risks associated with your diet.[634] That's how you responded to evidence that the Atkins Diet may make women infertile.[635] That's how you responded to the recent formation of a coalition of leading non-profit consumer, nutrition and public health organizations formed to combat the "low-carb hype."[636]
In citing studies you claim support your diet,[637] you cast your position as scientific, though no major governmental or nonprofit medical, nutrition, or science-based organization in the world agrees.[638] A 2004 review in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology concluded the Atkins Diet "runs counter to all the current evidence-based dietary recommendations."[641]
So even if there were 34 studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals supporting the Atkins Diet--just like the 34 studies showing that tobacco can be good for you in certain circumstances--independent systematic reviews of the entirety of scientific evidence support neither smoking nor the Atkins Diet for one's health. Still, since these studies seem to be the basis of your defense, let us to look at these studies in greater detail.
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