unit of work or energy in the International System of Units (SI); it is equal to the work done by a force of one newton acting through one metre. Named in honour of the English physicist James Prescott Joule, it equals 10 7 ergs, or approximately 0.7377 foot-pounds.
The craze for low carbs comes mainly from the popularity of the Atkins' books. The Atkins diet is a four-phase eating program, combined with vitamin and mineral supplements, as well as regular exercise. Dr. Atkins said there are crucial unrecognized factors in our eating habits which make us fat.
In addition, the Atkins diet suggests you find your  individual level of carb intake and do not exceed it. Atkins  propose you eat a balanced diet with fruit, vegetables, fat,  protein and carbohydrate. Some fat is recommended as with other  diets. However, Atkins is only one low carbohydrate diet.