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 ...

You might remember your parents — or even your grandparents — trying the Atkins diet. It’s a low-carb diet that’s been around since cardiologist Dr. Robert Atkins, created it in the 1960s and ...

For half a century, we've been told that saturated fats are bad for our hearts. That belief led to what many now consider the disastrous switch from saturated-fat-filled butter to trans-fat-filled ...

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 ...

Read an excerpt from “Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution” by Robert C. Atkins, M.D. Preface This is an updated version of the book I wrote ten years ago to help as many people as I could to lose weight.

In 1972, at the age of 10, I pleaded with my parents to get me the Dr. Atkins diet book so I could finally lose weight. I remember cutting out the bread, pasta and rice, as well as the sweet things ...

At first glance, the keto and Atkins diets might be difficult to tell apart. That’s because these low-carb diets are actually pretty similar when it comes to the amount of macronutrients (fat, carbs, ...

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 died ...

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 ...

How heathy was Dr. Robert Atkins in the final months of his life? Just six weeks before he died, the doctor granted Dateline extraordinary access by opening up his home to John Hockenberry. In his ...

Atkins had suffered a severe head injury April 8 after falling on an icy sidewalk while walking to work. Atkins first advocated his unorthodox weight-loss plan -- which emphasizes meat, eggs and ...

NEW YORK (AP) _ Diet guru Dr. Robert C. Atkins remained in critical condition Friday morning after falling on an icy sidewalk and hitting his head earlier this week, his spokesman said. Atkins has ...