Diets, by definition, don't work. You have to change your way of eating for life. And I don't think people can stick to a low/no carb diet for life.

On a low carb diet,I get really cranky. I'm prone to depression. Carbs help increase serotonin levels. Gimme my bagel and nobody gets hurt!

I stick to whole grains, fruits, etc. and feel pretty good. If I start binging on junk carbs, my lupus flares. So, I have an automatic "stop sign" in my body.

A lady I work with is doing Atkins and has lost quite a bit of weight but doesn't look good. Drawn, pale and flabby. She salivates at my morning bran muffin (made at home, of course, with organic ingrediants...no kidding). Plus, she's really moody. No thanks.

In another five years, it will be something else. Maybe the cave man diet, or the whole-food-don't-cook-anything diet.

"Ever eat a piece of petrified wood? Some parts are edible, you know!"