Good news if you are on one of the big commercial diet programs. 
According to new scientific evidence published in BioMed’s Nutrition Journal, commercial diet programs Slim Fast, Atkins, Weight Watchers and Rosemary Conley’s “Eat Yourself Slim” have been vindicated.
Helen Truby, working with an estimeed team of University academics from the UK did an in depth study of the diet plans. According to Truby the study “provides reassuring and important evidence for the effectiveness and nutritional adequacy of the commercial diets tested”.
293 people from five different areas around the UK kept a diary for two months prior and for the two month study. Of course their was a control group that ate normal for the two month period. A no brainier I think, the diet group lost weight and the control group didn’t. DUH!
Apparently, although all of the diets except for the Atkins advise eating more fruits and vegetables very few did. Truby added “These disappointing findings suggest that people remain resistant to the advice to eat more fruit’s and vegetables’, even when they are advised to as part of a modified weight loss program”.
Good news for all you Atkins supporters. They found that their was little evidence to suggest that the low-carbohydrate diet has short-term detrimental effects on nutrient intake. “I personally would pay close attention to the short-term verbiage they felt compelled to add”
I am still not a big fan of the Atkins diet plan. Not that it doesn’t work mind you, because it most certainly does and you can lose weight on it. I just know that after being in the industry for 17 years that it is just not sustainable. You can only go without carbs for so long, and most people from my experience usually end up right back where they started. A good balanced diet of carbohydrates, protein and good fats is always a better option.
If you would like to see the study results (all the technical stuff) you can see it here http://www.nutritionj.com/