Nearly a year after his death, Dr. Robert Atkins still is the center of fervent controversy. On Feb. 10, the Wall Street Journal reported that Atkins' medical records stated that he weighed 258 pounds ...

The Atkins Diet is a well-known low-carb dietary regimen that originated in the 1970s. By cutting carbs and increasing protein and fat, it trains your body to use fat for fuel rather than glucose, a ...

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N E W   Y O R K, Jan. 20 -- Dr. Stuart Trager, of the Atkins diet group, says the low-carb diet plan has not made any recent modifications, despite a report that its followers are being ...

Atkins and keto are both diets that drastically limit carbohydrates to potentially help users lose weight, manage blood sugar ...

Dr. 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.

NEW YORK -- Dr. Robert C. Atkins, the weight-loss guru whose low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet was adopted by millions of people despite concern over its potential dangers, died Thursday. He was 72.

Atkins, cardiologist and founder of the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine in New York City, has advocated his high protein/low carb diet regimen for some 30 years (Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution ...