The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, the anti-Atkins Diet organization, just put out this statement on the "Mad Cow Disease" finding:

Mad Cow Scare Could Burst the High-Protein Bubble

"...This catastrophe might open some eyes to the many problems with meat-heavy diets -- not just mad cow disease," says Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D., PCRM nutrition director. "As frightening as this disease is, the truth is that all animal products are risky -- whether or not they may harbor prions, the infectious agent responsible for mad cow disease. So high-protein dieters, in particular, should realize that they are not doing themselves any favors by switching from beef to chicken."

The group's response: It's offering a 16-page "Vegetarian Starter Kit" to anyone who sends the group a postcard asking for one.