According to this article (2004) the Atkins diet fad has long been over. Although there may still be people still trying it here and there. Atkins Diet Fad Finished December 14, 2004 by Fay Burstin THE Atkins diet bubble has finally burst, with thousands of slimmers abandoning the controversial low-carb eating plan. **Sales of the diet book, written by New York GP Robert Atkins, who was reportedly obese when he died last year, have plummeted worldwide. British book sources said sales were only one tenth of what they were a year ago when 110,000 copies were bought in a single week. And the number of Atkins followers in the US has dropped from 9 per cent to less than 4 per cent. In Australia, sales of Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution have fallen from a high of 900 copies a week in 2002 to just 100 copies sold last week, according to retail book monitoring service Nielsen BookScan. Dymocks Melbourne reported a similarly dramatic fall from dozens of copies selling a week last December to barely a single copy a month. "For a while there, Atkins was flavour of the month in diet books. It was one of the best sellers ever, but it's gone really quiet in the past three months," Dymocks Melbourne owner Dino Traverso said yesterday. **British experts say the popularity of the diet was damaged by reports it may increase the risk of heart disease and cancer. But Australian nutritionist Catherine Saxelby said the fad had probably just run its course. http://tinyurl.com/ztanz

The Atkins Diet fad is quickly fading away, but some people haven't gotten the hint. In my area there are still quite a few 'atkins friendly' products. Either suppliers are trying to get rid of the rest of their stock or there is still some kind of demand for it out there. I even have some family members who are still carb crazy.

There are many variations of a low-carb diet or diets that focus on eating low glycemic impact foods over starchy, refined, sugary foods. South Beach comes to mind as does the Nutrisystem diet. The Atkins diet isn't a fad, and there are millions of people all over the place who have adopted this way of eating PERMANENTLY. It's not a crash diet, it's a lifestyle. You can successfully do the Atkin's way of eating without the aid of prepackaged, low-carb foods. Most of these products are expensive, so it's not economical for stores to keep them stocked for a handful of people. The Atkins website has low-carb convenience foods available for ordering over the internet. I do Atkins, and I don't find the need for these convenience foods in my diet. I can eat low-carb whole foods and lose weight without spending a fortune on low-carb this and that.