I have read a lot about Atkins and other low carb diet plans, and this is not what I understood about them at all. In fact, even in the Induction phase of the Atkins diet – which is the most restrictive and only lasts 2 weeks – you are advised to eat something like 15% carbs each day in the form of salads. The primary thing that I see the low carb diet trying to eliminate in the diet are sugary processed foods that have no nutritional value in the first place.