I started out in life with impossibly thick hair. It thinned out a lot in my 40s but was still full. By age 60 I knew what it was like to have "baby fine" hair. I was horrified to see my shiny pink scalp when I parted my thin, limp, white hair.

I've been on Atkins for a year and a half now, and I have noticed that I'm getting some of my color back underneath and that my hair is thicker and has more body than when I started out. I'm convinced it's because my body likes what it's eating - ample micronutrients, healthy fats and adequate protein.