I have this coworker who is a passionate 21 yr old, who is convinced that eating an all meat diet is the best for your body and health. It is absolutely crazy, so if lots of people would respond with legitimate scientific/health reasons why not, that would be awesome!!! 
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The AMA and the ADA discourage diets like the Atkins because of their long-term health risks.
“It’s so high in cholesterol and fat and total fat — the opposite of what all the health organizations, from the American Heart Association to the American Dietetic Association, recommend… and is also low in fruits and vegetables and whole grains’ — foods with proven health benefits. While some of the vitamins and minerals in these foods can be obtained through supplements, other benefits — like fiber or phytochemicals — can only be found at the source.”
Furthermore, a high protein diet doesn’t work unless you stay on it forever.
“[Rosenbloom ] notes that ‘in my 25 years as a dietitian, I’ve never met anyone who’s kept the weight off.’ She said boredom with the no-carbohydrate regimen (which eliminates breads and pastas and ‘starchy’ fruits and vegetables) usually causes dieters to abandon the diet, at which point ‘they gain all the weight back — and more.’”http://www.atkinsexposed.org/atkins/97/D…
High protein diets have been linked to increased risk for cancer, heart disease, kidney failure, hypertension pressure, and osteoporosis, among other things. All this information is available in the medical literature.