Doctor Atkins claimed there are two main unrecognized factors about Western eating habits arguing that first, the main cause of obesity is eating refined carbohydrates, particularly sugar, flour, and high-fructose corn syrups and second, saturated fat is overrated as a nutritional problem, and that only trans fats from sources such as...

It all started when a doctor sparked on a topic within earshot of an ardent low-carb blogger. The doctor, an associate professor, Dr David Katz of Yale University was reported by Forbes to have claimed that the Atkins diet had resulted to the hospitalization of one of his patients.

It's hard to keep a bad diet down. Doctors at Stanford University Medical School published a year-long study last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association comparing four popular diets, from low-carb to low-fat. Once again, the Atkins diet won.

British actress Kate Winslet, an outspoken critic of what she sees as Hollywood's obsession with being skinny, has won a public apology and undisclosed libel damages from a magazine that reported she visited a diet doctor. Winslet's lawyer, Rachel ATKINS, told the High Court in London on Friday that the article in Grazia magazine was wrong.

Three MDs discuss and evaluate today's most popular diets: the Zone, Atkins, Pritikin, Ornish, and the "Eat Right for your Type" diets. Ever wonder what they're all about, and whether they might work? Here are some educated opinions for you.

Robert Coleman Atkins, MD (October 17, 1930 – April 17, 2003) was an American physician and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Nutritional Approach (or "Atkins Diet"), a popular but controversial way of dieting that entails eating low-carbohydrate and high-protein foods, in addition to leaf vegetables and dietary supplements.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 and complementary medicine. BooksAtkins, Robert C. The Essential Atkins for Life Kit: The Next Level Pan Macmillan, 2003. ISBN 0-330-43250-8Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Diet Planner M. Evans and Company, 2003 | Vermilion, 2003. ISBN 0-09-189877-3Atkins, Robert C. Atkins for Life: The Next Level New York: St. Martin's Press, 2003. ISBN 1-4050-2110-1Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution New York: Avon Books, 2002. ISBN 0-06-001203-X. | Vermilion, 2003. ISBN 0-09-188948-0Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution M. Evans and Company, 2002.Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Age-Defying Diet St. Martin's Press, 2001, 2002Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution: Nature's Answers to Drugs Simon and Schuster, 1997Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Quick & Easy New Diet Cookbook Simon and Schuster, 1997Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter. New York: M. Evans and Company, 1996. ISBN 0-87131-815-6Atkins, Robert C, Gare, Fran Dr. Atkins' New Diet Cookbook M. Evans and Company, 1994 | Vermilion, 2003. ISBN 0-09-188946-4Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution M. Evans and Company, 1992Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Health Revolution Houghton Mifflin, 1988Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Nutrition Breakthrough Bantam, 1981Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' SuperEnergy Diet Cookbook Signet, 1978Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' SuperEnergy Diet Bantam, 1978Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Diet Cookbook Bantam, 1974Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution Bantam, 1972 References