Who's losing and winning pounds on the Atkins diet; FAD BOOSTS MEAT SALES BUT STARCHY FOODS SUFFER.(Features)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: August 4, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: ALEXANDRA WILLIAMS

DEVOTEES of the controversial Atkins diet are not the only ones shedding the pounds.

Bakers and brewers are seeing a slimdown of profits because of the soaring popularity of the caveman diet craze.

The humble spud is also getting a mauling as dieters flock to the low-carbohydrate, high-protein regime.

Meanwhile, the carnivore community is whooping with joy as Britain is becoming a nation of red-meat eaters once...