Accusation #14: AtkinsFacts.org Objectionably Asserts Diet is Bad for Heart
Atkins Ignores Proof that the Atkins Diet clogs arteries
Based on one analysis of your diet published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, long-term use of the Atkins Diet is expected to raise coronary heart disease risk by over 50%.[982] But before one even addresses the question of risk factors, as documented in The Proof is in the SPECT Scan, there was a study published in the peer-reviewed medical literature that actually measured what was happening to people's arteries on the Atkins Diet.[983] The results, posted online, validate that the Atkins Diet, according to the American Dietetic Association, is "a heart attack waiting to happen."[984]
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