<prompt> What is Atkins diet:Low calorie dietLow carbohydrate dietLow fat dietLow calorie, low carbohydrate diet  <response>: Atkins diet is a weight loss diet which is low in calorie and also low in carbohydrates. It was originally promoted by the physician Dr. Robe C. Atkins. For weight reduction, amount of carbohydrates taken in diet should be less as carbohydrate gets conveed to fats in body, which is called endogenous fat and it gets transpoed in the form of VLDL lipoprotein. Extra information: Exogenous fat is transpoed in the form of Chylomicrons. 