After things quieted down the diet was, for the most part, 'forgotten' about. That is not to say it disappeared, that would be far from the truth. It just began to take on 'other names' and fancy formulas. Many others have, or have tried, to profit from this 'secret' as well. Only now are people once again learning the truth about this diet, what it is, and why it works.
Bodybuilders use it.
Doctors have known about it for decades. Many supplement companies are using it as a 'trick' to make you think their product works great. Man' cannot 'store' fat unless insulin is released by the body. Eating fat, and or protein, without carbs, will not release insulin. What's more, if you do not eat carbs, the body begins to break down fat at a very rapid rate in order to create a substitute for the 'carbs' that it is not getting.