FOXNews.com reports that Dr. Robert C. Atkins has died at 72.
I love contrarians and suggest to JohnGalt that Dr. A was the Howard Roarke of nutrition. I have lost 33 lbs in a couple of months, feel great, sleep better, and eat all I want. After he was called a quack for years, I think the tide is turning and I am sorry he did not live to see more vindication:
"This year, his approach was vindicated in part by the very medical community that scorned him. In February, some half-dozen studies showed that people on the Atkins diet lost weight without compromising their health. The studies showed that Atkins dieters' cardiovascular risk factors and overall cholesterol profiles changed for the better."
His company cannot keep up with demand for his products and many other forms are releasing low-carb products. Requiescat in pace.
I'll miss you Doctor Atkins!!!
So long and thanks for the fish!!
I tried the atkins diet and gained 65 lbs. had to take more meds. from the doctors. I then became a vegan and in one year I lost 55lbs. and came off 22 difrent kinds of meds. my dibetes is all but gone my lungs have cleared up, I have stoped smoking and don't miss meat at all fat and sugar will kill you. on fox they called vegans extream but I say don't knock it till you try it for a year or two if you can't then then they should shut up. Robert
Posted by: Robert at May 30, 2004 03:33 AM