New findings that have been published in the October Issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association have placed the Atkins Diet in dead last. The findings were used to measure dietary components as related to the risk of heart disease. The Ornish diet plan placed first out of eight leading weight loss plans which were the focus of the study.

The results of the study were indexed with the highest possible score being 70. The Atkins Diet scored 42.3 while the Ornish Diet Plan scored 64.6.

In favor of high protein diets, the study’s author did say, “All the diets have the potential to be healthy.”.

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