Twelve Black Code Monkeys

Atkins has responded to the suit brought by PCRM mentioned in my last entry. It does a much better job than my own commentary at punching wholes through PCRM and its motivations. I’m glad Atkins has gotten smart and tough about defending itself. In the past, when the only one who was defending the diet was Dr. Atkins himself, who was not exactly trained in good PR, the whole issue of whether or not low-carb plans were healthy was not as well served. Although some aspects about a large company with commercial interests taking the healm of the Atkins name has concerned me and other low-carb dieters who fear that their main motivation from here on in will be to sell as many low-carb products as possible, we do have some benefits of a well-funded and well-organized company that can activate its personnel to quickly come to the defense of both feeble as well as substantial challenges. And lets face it, even feeble challenges can, when not responded to, become accepted as fact.