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Since I am "too wordy" - I have summarized the diet's lead section more accurately since the lead paragraph is completely wrong with it's earlier incarnation that keeps getting replaced.
[[Image:Atkins.jpg|thumb|Dr. Robert Coleman Atkins]]
[[Image:Atkins.jpg|thumb|Dr. Robert Coleman Atkins]]
'''The Atkins Diet''' is a controversial theory that overweight persons can best lose weight by reducing their intake of [[carbohydrates]]. While the diet encourages the replacement of carbohydrates with protein, it also allows the replacement of carbohydrates with healthy fats, which critics argue is contrary to most traditional views of good diet.
'''The Atkins Diet''' is a controversial theory that overweight persons can best lose weight by reducing their intake of [[carbohydrates]]. While the diet encourages the replacement of manufactured carbohydrates with complex and natural carbohydrates, it also allows encourages consumption of increased levels of proteins and healthy fats, which critics argue is contrary to most traditional views of good diet.
==History==
==History==