Not sure if this is in the right forum... but,

Can anyone tell me what percent of Americans were/are on the Atkin's diet?

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According to CarbWire (as of May 3):

"According to the latest findings from The NPD Group's new Dieting Monitor, nearly three out of four people are aware of the Atkins diet, 17 percent have tried it and about four percent of adults are currently following the diet. Dieting Monitor is a consumer tracking service that aims to capture awareness of and participation in branded diets."

If 4% of adults really are on the diet, that's in the neighborhood of 10 million people.

Thanks a lot!

I also forgot to ask about how many Americans are vegetarians...

It looks like the numbers are all over the board! My guess is that timing and credibility of polls are a factor. Some people (like my daughter) have tried vegetarianism as a fad.

Here is my Google search for "percent of Americans are vegetarians"

Welcome to the Pool, flutterbyhigh. Did you hear of the two wolves looking at a page of a discarded newspaper? One says to the other, "Hey! Did you know we're on the Atkins diet?"