I want to take this opportunity to record my sadness and regret that Dr Atkins has passed away.

In all the debate over cholesterol and whether you might die of a heart attack I was replied that everyone has to die of something and that the Atkins diet doesn't offer immortality.

In the end Dr Atkins has died from a freak, unpredictable and tragic accident.

All I want now is to give thanks for his life of service to humanity, for his dogged determination and his persistence.

I am particularly thankful for his books which have let me share in his thinking but sad that I won't get the chance to read any more of them that he may have planned to write.

Low carb dieting will survive - of this I have no doubt but its still a time to mark our gladness at what he has done and sadness at his passing

RIP

jarmin