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	Robert Atkins (nutritionist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Atkins graduated from the University of Michigan in 1951 and received a medical degree from Cornell Medical College in 1955, after which he specialized in cardiology.
		Atkins also advocated the use of vitamins and herbal remedies in place of, or before, pharmaceutical drugs and surgery for healing certain ailments including but not limited to acne, cancer, carpal tunnel syndrome, and depression.
		Atkins' medical records stated he was clinically obese at the time of his death, weighing approximately 260 lb (118 kg).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Atkins_(nutritionist) (330 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Medical (Death of a Diet Doctor)
		Dr. Robert Atkins, proponent of the low carbohydrate diet, died of a heart attack.
		i'm not an atkins dieter (obviously), and i recently heard a rumor(?) saying that the inventor of the Atkins diet (Charles Atkins, maybe?) died at the age of 49 of a heart attack (the heart attack resulting from a life of unhealthy eating).
		Robert Atkins has been termed "the apostle of protein gluttony as a passport to health, wholesomeness and the perfect figure." He came to public notice in 1972 with his claims for a revolutionary diet that guaranteed weight loss.
	www.snopes.com /medical/doctor/atkins.asp (817 words)

	Robert Atkins (nutritionist) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Robert C. Atkins (October 17, 1930 - April 17, 2003) was an American doctor, best known for the Atkins Nutritional Approach, a popular but controversial low-carbohydrate, high-fat and high-protein diet.
		Atkins has also advocated the use of vitamins and herbal remedies in place of pharmaceutical drugs and surgery for healing certain ailments.
		On April 8, 2003, Atkins slipped on ice and fell in front of his medical office in New York City and sustained major head injuries that put him in a coma.
	www.knowallabout.com /r/ro/robert_atkins__nutritionist_.html (159 words)

	Low-Carb Pavilion - Larry King Inteviews Dr. Robert Atkins
		Robert Atkins is a cardiologist and founder of the Atkins Center for Complimentary Medicine.
		ATKINS: It has been, but it shouldn't be because the diet is actually easier -- maintenance diet is easier to follow than weight loss diet, but for some reason people just go off their diet and they have got to learn that.
		ATKINS: I think when one looks at the long-term effect of people who have been on Weight Watchers, such a high percentage of those people gain back the weight, the reason being no one wants to be hungry for a lifetime.
	wilstar.net /lowcarb/atkins_interview.htm (6250 words)

	United Press International - US Regional - Diet Dr. Robert Atkins dies from injuries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Atkins, 72, was on his daily walk to work when he fell on an icy sidewalk outside his New York City office and suffered injuries to his head.
		Atkins was advocating a diet high in protein and fat, even saturated fat, at the same time the medical community was calling for less meat, less saturated fat and fewer eggs to prevent heart disease and stroke.
		According to Atkins, the bodies of most overeaters are continually in a state of hyperinsulinism; their bodies are so adept at releasing insulin to help convert excess carbohydrates to fat that there's always too much of the hormone circulating through the body.
	www.upi.com /view.cfm?StoryID=20030415-043648-2411r (1313 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Obituaries \| Robert Atkins
		Robert Atkins, who has died aged 72 after sustaining head injuries in a fall outside his New York clinic, was arguably the most influential diet guru in the world.
		Just over a year ago, Atkins suffered a heart attack, but, as he pointed out, this was caused by an infection and had nothing to do with the Atkins diet, which he had followed for 39 years.
		Atkins was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of a restaurateur, and studied at the University of Michigan and Cornell University medical college, from which he graduated in 1955.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,3604,939548,00.html (758 words)

	and Colette Heimowitz, Robert C. Atkins, MD - Biography
		Robert C. Atkins, MD, is the founder and medical chairman of The Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine, in New York City.
		Atkins is the author of a number of books that promote controlled carbohydrate nutrition and complementary medical techniques.
		Atkins and his wife, Veronica, established the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation in 1999, thus far endowed with $2 million in grants.
	my.webmd.com /content/Biography/7/1756_54644.htm (556 words)

	Boston.com / Latest News / Nation
		NEW YORK — Dr. Robert C. Atkins, whose best-selling low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet was dismissed as nutritional folly for years but was recently validated in some research, died Thursday, his spokesman said.
		Atkins said no study showed that people with normal kidney function developed problems because of a high-protein diet, and he never gave in to his detractors.
		Last April, Atkins was hospitalized for cardiac arrest, which he said was related to an infection of the heart and was not related to the diet.
	www.boston.com /news/daily/17/atkins_obit.htm (821 words)

	Dr. Robert Atkins' Records Ignite Another Diet Fight
		Atkins weighed 195 pounds when he was admitted, the group's chairman said.
		Atkins was the author of the best-selling "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution," which advocates meat, eggs and cheese and discourages bread, rice and fruit.
		Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner, declined to comment on the report, which she said was erroneously released to a doctor in Nebraska who requested it and apparently gave it to the vegetarian group.
	www.rense.com /general49/diet.htm (771 words)

	USATODAY.com - Weight-loss doctor dies at 72 from head injuries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Robert Atkins suffered a severe head injury April 8 after falling on an icy sidewalk.
		Atkins' death comes as the medical establishment appears to be seeing him in a new light.
		Atkins' next book, which focuses on diabetes, is expected to be published in early 2004.
	www.usatoday.com /news/health/2003-04-17-atkins-dies_x.htm (834 words)

	Robert Atkins -- Not A Wellness Promoter
		As you surely know, Atkins was not exactly a promoter of the so-called "food pyramid" (crafted and promoted as part of the government's "Dietary Guidelines" and supported by nearly all nutrition scientists, with varying degrees of enthusiasm.) In fact, he stood the pyramid on its head.
		At the bottom of the Atkins pyramid (the foods that form the foundation of a diet) were steak and eggs, not bread, cereal, rice and pasta.
		Atkins' idea was that you would burn fat when there was an absence from your diet of carbohydrates that otherwise would be burned first.
	www.seekwellness.com /wellness/reports/2003-04-30.htm (1084 words)

	Robert Atkins, who revolutionized dieting, dies
		Atkins died at the New York Weill-Cornell Medical Center after suffering a severe head injury April 8 when he fell on an icy sidewalk, said his spokesman, Richard Rothstein.
		In an interview published this month in Business 2.0 magazine, Atkins said he was able to deal with criticism because of his unflagging belief in the diet.
		Atkins is survived by his wife, Veronica, and his mother, Norma, of Palm Beach, Fla.
	www.suntimes.com /output/obituaries/cst-nws-atkins18.html (475 words)

	Dr Atkins diet - Robert Atkins history - Low Carb
		Robert Atkins may have brought about the most radical change in how we look at health in the past 30 years.
		Atkins' diet books have become one of the top 50 selling books of all time now, and there are millions who have successfully followed his diet plans.
		Atkins died in 2003 of head injuries, received when he slipped on ice while walking to his office.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art13136.asp (232 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Atkins 'was not obese at death'
		Reports that diet guru Robert Atkins was obese at the time of his death have been condemned by his company as "grossly distorted".
		Atkins died aged 72 in New York last April after slipping and hitting his head on an icy pavement.
		An Atkins company statement condemned the article as "based on incomplete and inaccurate personal medical information that was released in violation of [US] federal law".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/3483143.stm (411 words)

	Diet doctor Robert Atkins dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Robert C. Atkins, whose best-selling low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet was dismissed as nutritional folly for years but was recently validated in some research, died Thursday, his spokesman said.
		ATKINS DIED at New York Weill-Cornell Medical Center and was surrounded by his wife and close friends, said Richard Rothstein, his spokesman.
		Fat in foods can be a dieter’s friend, Atkins said, in part because it quenches appetite and stops carbohydrate craving.
	www.nfsi.org /atkins_article/atkins.htm (816 words)

	Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine: Atkins diet
		Robert C. Atkins, a cardiologist and internist, developed the diet in the early 1970s.
		He is director of the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine, which he founded in the early 1980s in New York City.
		Among his recommendations, Atkins suggests the following daily dosages: 300-600 micrograms (mcg) of chromium picolinate, 100-400 milligrams (mg) of pantetheine, 200 mcg of selenium, and 450-675 mcg of biotin.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0001/ai_2603000180 (1119 words)

	The Diet Martyr - Dr. Robert Atkins
		Soon, Atkins would be invited in from the official cold he’d been relegated to for most of his career.
		Atkins owned a sweeping double-towered brick house on the wrong side of Southampton, and had never been part of the fancier Hamptons set.
		Atkins, in any case, had the peaches, and then brought out a few of his Atkins dessert bars, which he cut into pieces.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/news/people/features/n_10035 (1328 words)

	The Heartland Institute - Did the Atkins Diet Kill Robert Atkins? - by Jay H. Lehr, Ph.D.
		Robert Atkins, the famous diet guru who amassed a fortune promoting the evils of carbohydrate calories and the benefits of high protein and fat intake, slipped on a patch of ice on April 8, 2003.
		It is quite likely that Dr. Atkins’ slip was not a freak accident, but rather a misstep made at a time of stress and even depression brought about by the publication of an extremely damaging study by the Journal of the American Medical Association on the previous day.
		For most of Atkins’ career he promoted a diet of fat and protein to the near exclusion of carbohydrates, insisting it would cause one’s body to lose weight without the need for obsessive calorie counting.
	www.heartland.org /Article.cfm?artId=14698 (712 words)

	CNN.com - Diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins dead at 72 - Apr. 17, 2003
		Atkins, 72, was rushed to New York Weill Cornell Medical Center by his colleague, Dr. Keith Berkowitz, where surgeons removed a blood clot to relieve pressure in his brain on April 9.
		Atkins' original 1972 book, "Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution," was contrary to the recommendations of most nutritional experts at the time.
		Atkins was a cardiologist and businessman, selling supplements and food on his Web site and at the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine.
	www.cnn.com /2003/HEALTH/04/17/obit.atkins (655 words)

	[Deathwatch] Robert Atkins, diet doctor, 72 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Atkins underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain but went into a coma and died more than a week later from complications, Rothstein said.
		Atkins developed the "Atkins Diet" -- now referred to as "the Atkins Nutritional Approach" -- that blames carbohydrates, a major energy source, for weight gain.
		Atkins fell on his way to work at the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine in Manhattan during an unusual spring snowstorm that hit the New York region on April 7.
	slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2003-April/000402.html (323 words)

	CNN.com - Paper: Diet guru Atkins qualified as obese - Feb. 10, 2004
		Robert Atkins, whose popular diet stresses protein-rich meat and cheese over carbohydrates, weighed 258 pounds at his death and had a history of heart disease, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
		Atkins died last April at age 72 after being injured in a fall on an icy street.
		Stuart Trager, chairman of the Atkins Physicians Council in New York, told the Journal that Atkins' heart disease stemmed from cardiomyopathy, a condition thought to result from a viral infection.
	www.cnn.com /2004/HEALTH/02/10/atkins.widow.ap (514 words)

	Dr. Atkins sticks to his diet
		Robert Atkins was the featured speaker at an obesity conference at St. John Health Macomb in Warren.
		But in Detroit last weekend with no critics snapping at his heels, Dr. Robert Atkins was in unfettered form.
		Atkins went on: "How many people have been on the Atkins diet?" he asked.
	www.freep.com /news/health/atkins8_20010508.htm (1579 words)

	RE: Eating Right & Living Better: Dr. Robert C. Atkins
		Robert C. Atkins, one of the pioneers of complementary medicine in the United States and one of the most famous, successful and enduring nutrition experts of the last 40 years, died on April 17, 2003 in New York City at the age of 72.
		Atkins inspired us to reexamine many myths related to the way that we eat.
		Atkins' New Diet Revolution, to be extremely well researched and very compelling.
	www.ruggedelegantliving.com /eatright/a/000769.html (206 words)

	Robert C. Atkins, M.D. Dies at 72
		NEW YORK, NY—April 17, 2003—Dr. Robert C. Atkins, one of the pioneers of complementary medicine in the United States and one of the most famous, successful and enduring nutrition experts of the last 40 years, died on April 17, 2003 in New York City at the age of 72.
		Atkins was also the cofounder and past president of the Foundation for the Advancement of Innovative Medicine.
		Today, Atkins Nutritionals is a fast-growing multimillion dollar enterprise, providing a broad range of convenience foods, supplements, baked goods, snacks and condiments designed to serve the millions of Americans who have adopted the controlled carbohydrate lifestyle.
	www.curezone.com /art/read.asp?ID=134&db=7&C0=808 (1308 words)

	USATODAY.com - Atkins wasn't obese, hospital file shows (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Diet guru Robert Atkins was not obese at the end of his life, according to a hospital record obtained by USA TODAY from his widow.
		Millions of people who follow Atkins' low-carb, meat-lovers' diet were caught off guard by a report Tuesday in TheWall Street Journal that the cardiologist weighed 258 at the time of his death and had heart disease.
		Atkins' critics say his diet may lead to heart disease and bone or kidney problems.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-02-10-atkins_x.htm (541 words)

	CarbWire - First biography on Robert Atkins released
		Robert Atkins: The True Story of the Man Behind the War on Carbohydrates" is a new book by Lisa Rogak.
		It is the first biography about Atkins, who is known as the father of low-carb diets.
		In the book, Rogak clears up the misinformation surrounding the life and death of Dr. Atkins and reveals him to be one of the most driven, eccentric, and single-minded public figures in American history.
	www.carbwire.com /2005/02/16/atkins-biography (183 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution - Robert C. Atkins - Paperback
		Atkins has given his hugely popular diet plan a makeover, complete with new recipes, updated scientific information, and a more integrative approach to weight loss and total health.
		Atkins blames carbohydrates for most cases of overweight—as well as for much fatigue, mental fog, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
		Atkins claims success with his 25,000 overweight patients (who take an average of 30 nutritional pills a day along with the diet), and he scores a point or two against pro-establishment preconceptions among researchers, but he certainly doesn't prove that his is the healthier diet.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=2W3SJR6G8H&isbn=0060081597 (1416 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Dr. Atkins' New Diet Cookbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Atkins maintains that his diet controls diabetes, but the Atkins diet is contrary to information given by the American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetic Association.
		My husband and I had already been on the Atkin's diet for a month and I was thrilled with the amount of weight and, more importantly, inches we had lost, but was getting a little tired of eating the same foods again and again.
		Atkins book, New Diet Revolution has turned the AMA and other nutritional views upside down and has created a furor over the standard edicts of the medical profession.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/087131794X (1759 words)

	Dr. Robert Atkins Dead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		NEW YORK (AP) _ Low-carbohydrate diet doctor Robert Atkins remained in a coma and on life support Monday after suffering a severe head injury from a fall on an icy Manhattan sidewalk last week.
		Although Atkins' doctors said his chances of a "meaningful recovery" are slim, his family is still considering every measure to save his life, his spokesman Richard Rothstein said.
		Atkins advised a two week induction period to jump start weight loss, but after that you introduce carbs a little at a time.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/895157/posts (2645 words)

	Atkins Diet & Low Carbohydrate Support
		Atkins diet and low carb diet resources for low-carb dieters and all healthy weight-loss seekers: Research, information, support, recipes, success stories, diet tools and tips for all low carbohydrate diet plans.
		The dietary elite are not ready to change their collective mind, but a half-dozen or so new studies have taken an objective look at the presumed evils of Atkins,, and the results have been little short of astonishing: people on the Atkins diet lose more...
		Whether you've lost weight doing the Atkins diet and want to make your success permanent or you're new to Atkins and are concerned about your health and weight control, Atkins for Life is for you.
	www.lowcarb.ca (1244 words)

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