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Fri, Oct-03-03, 11:16
End of Atkins Era
Clinic to close, publishing unit to continue
By Elizabeth Sanger, STAFF WRITER
October 3, 2003
link to article (http://www.newsday.com/business/printedition/ny-bzatki033479013oct03,0,2593928.story?coll=ny-business-print)
The medical practice of diet doctor Robert C. Atkins will close on Oct. 15, almost six months after he slipped on the ice in front of his midtown Manhattan office and died.
The practice, on East 55th Street, was known as The Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine. Atkins, who was 72 when he died, started his practice in 1960 and three years later began to formalize the controlled carbohydrate approach to weight control. Atkins saw thousands of patients and treated people with many conditions, combining mainstream medicine with alternative therapies.
Atkins also established a foundation bearing his name that has awarded $3 million in grants to researchers studying low-carbohydrate eating regimens and set up a company, Atkins Nutritionals Inc., based in Ronkonkoma, which sells information products and foods.
Atkins Nutritionals Inc. estimates that about 25 million people are on the Atkins diet, which in the past few years has been gaining increased attention and credibility.
Atkins Nutritionals plans to carry on Atkins' publishing program and will release "Atkins Diabetes Revolution" in fall 2004. Atkins' books have sold more than 15 million copies.
Atkins Nutritionals also intends to teach health care professionals about the current science, educate the public through materials available online and in print as well as at events and programs; and will work with medical associations, parent and teacher associations and government agencies to address the obesity and diabetes epidemics affecting children.
"It is sad for me to see the medical practice close," Veronica Atkins, Robert Atkins' wife, said in a statement. "But I am gratified to see his teachings being accepted and practiced by physicians in this country and around the world."
Two other doctors worked at the center, and they may stay with the Atkins company, a spokesman said.
Clinic to close, publishing unit to continue
By Elizabeth Sanger, STAFF WRITER
October 3, 2003
link to article (http://www.newsday.com/business/printedition/ny-bzatki033479013oct03,0,2593928.story?coll=ny-business-print)
The medical practice of diet doctor Robert C. Atkins will close on Oct. 15, almost six months after he slipped on the ice in front of his midtown Manhattan office and died.
The practice, on East 55th Street, was known as The Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine. Atkins, who was 72 when he died, started his practice in 1960 and three years later began to formalize the controlled carbohydrate approach to weight control. Atkins saw thousands of patients and treated people with many conditions, combining mainstream medicine with alternative therapies.
Atkins also established a foundation bearing his name that has awarded $3 million in grants to researchers studying low-carbohydrate eating regimens and set up a company, Atkins Nutritionals Inc., based in Ronkonkoma, which sells information products and foods.
Atkins Nutritionals Inc. estimates that about 25 million people are on the Atkins diet, which in the past few years has been gaining increased attention and credibility.
Atkins Nutritionals plans to carry on Atkins' publishing program and will release "Atkins Diabetes Revolution" in fall 2004. Atkins' books have sold more than 15 million copies.
Atkins Nutritionals also intends to teach health care professionals about the current science, educate the public through materials available online and in print as well as at events and programs; and will work with medical associations, parent and teacher associations and government agencies to address the obesity and diabetes epidemics affecting children.
"It is sad for me to see the medical practice close," Veronica Atkins, Robert Atkins' wife, said in a statement. "But I am gratified to see his teachings being accepted and practiced by physicians in this country and around the world."
Two other doctors worked at the center, and they may stay with the Atkins company, a spokesman said.