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The genetic component could also affect hunger and eating behavior.
It seems to me reasonable (and likely) that it does. Of course we have individual differences in appetite and metabolism.
The crux is what Atkins, or any diet, does besides improve caloric arithmetic. I'd say it does primarily nothing in the majority of people. I'd love to hear a suitable counterproposal.