A profile of Dr. Robert Atkins, the diet doctor diet whose theories on nutrition have changed the way Americans think about eating. Atkins’s low-carb approach and 4-step program have become an obsession for many people at a time when two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. But the Atkins diet has its detractors, some of whom say that its emphasis on high-cholesterol foods can make it dangerous.

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12 Responses to “The Story of the Atkins Diet Part 1”

  1. sw33tlildreamerx Says:

    Dr. Atkins did NOT …
    Dr. Atkins did NOT advocate cutting out all vegetables, or even eating no carbs. That’s a total misconception. Please do your research before posting silly lies about Dr. Atkins.

  2. aboss115music Says:

    Amen to Dr. Campbell
    Amen to Dr. Campbell

  3. cherilynmonroe Says:

    This man saved many …
    This man saved many lives..mine included. I miss him.

  4. RobsnVegas Says:

    A true American …
    A true American hero.
    Cavemen lived mostly on protein.
    Tigers are beautiful, and all they eat is meat.
    Low carb diets have been around for hundreds of years.
    Read ” Good Calorie Bad Calorie “

  5. Chaaarge Says:

    so it’s pretty good …
    so it’s pretty good when working out for fat loss?

  6. Goinglite Says:

    Studies have shown, …
    Studies have shown, that on a low carb high fat high protein diet, the muscle mass pretty much stays intact.

  7. Chaaarge Says:

    to those of you …
    to those of you losing so much weight, I just wanted to ask if you lose a lot of muscle on the atkins diet? I work out a lot and want to lose fat but not my muscle mass

  8. MisterQuebec Says:

    It’s not enough to …
    It’s not enough to shed the pounds. You have to become healthy. Does your diet, whatever it is, make you thinner and more healthy? Then keep doing it.

  9. menu12345 Says:

    why Dr.Campell …
    why Dr.Campell spending his life long studies in efforts to save the nation from many dieseas by health nutritions whereas Dr, Akins sumed up his ideas to teach peple to comsume super fat , no carb, no vege to screw us over

  10. personalchefkym Says:

    What is bad about …
    What is bad about meat, poultry, fish, seafood, green leafy vegetables, nuts and berries…yeah, dangerous.

  11. erickdahen Says:

    hope aktins get the …
    hope aktins get the respect he deserves, down 45 pounds and going, to those who get the pounds back: this is a nutritional aproach, not a diet, you have to live by it.

  12. newbirth35 Says:

    God bless Dr. …
    God bless Dr. Atkins. I lost 65 lbs. on Atkins before stalling out and switching diets. But I still keep my protein high and watch my carbs.

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