atkins has passed away
 

Just heard that Dr. Atkins has died.....

Wanted to pass the info along..

Di

Sad News: Dr. Atkins Passed Away
 

Fox News has just reported that Dr. Atkins has passed away from his injuries...Truly a sad day.

Most sincere condolences!!!
 

Oh, I am so sorry. He saved my life.

Dr. Atkins has died
 

Just on the news at 12:07 PM EST that Dr. Atkins has died.

Meant to say that I work in a newsroom, so the report is accurate..

Diana

RIP Dr. Atkins
 

MSNBC is reporting that Dr. Atkins has passed away from complications stemming from his head injury. God bless.

Oh how sad....prayers and condolences to his family. The world just lost a great man that changed many lives.

What a huge loss for the Medical/ diet industry. So sad. Kathy

I just heard about Dr. Atkins' passing. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

HN

Dr. Atkins has died
 

I just heard it also on MSNBC at 11:07 AM CST that Dr. Atkins has died.


Rose :rose:

I just saw it on CNN's breaking news too.

:cry:

Best-Selling Diet Doctor Dies at 72

The Associated Press
April 17. 2003 12:09PM




Dr. Robert C. Atkins, whose best-selling low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet was dismissed as nutritional folly for years but was recently validated in some research, died Thursday, his spokesman said. He was 72.

Atkins died at New York Weill-Cornell Medical Center and was surrounded by his wife and close friends, said Richard Rothstein, his spokesman.

Atkins suffered a severe head injury Tuesday after falling on an icy sidewalk while walking to work. Last April, Atkins was hospitalized for cardiac arrest, which he said was related to an infection of the heart and was not related to the diet.

Atkins first advocated his unorthodox weight-loss plan - which emphasizes meat, eggs and cheese and discourages bread, rice and fruit - in his 1972 book, "Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution."

Its publication came at a time when the medical establishment was encouraging a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet. The following year, the American Medical Association dismissed Atkins' diet as nutritional folly and Congress summoned him to Capitol Hill to defend the plan.

Labeling it "potentially dangerous," the AMA said the diet's scientific underpinning was "naive" and "biochemically incorrect." It scolded the book's publishers for promoting "bizarre concepts of nutrition and dieting."

Despite this, his books sold 15 million copies, and millions of people tried the diet. Atkins' philosophy enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution," which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and spent five years on The New York Times best-seller list.

But criticism of the diet lingered, with many arguing that it could affect kidney function, raise cholesterol levels and deprive the dieter of important nutrients.

Atkins said no study showed that people with normal kidney function developed problems because of a high-protein diet, and he never gave in to his detractors.

Defending his plan at the American Dietetic Association's convention in 2000, Atkins quipped, "I'm very happy to be here. Not as happy as Daniel in the lion's den."

This year, his approach was vindicated in part by the very medical community that scorned him. In February, some half-dozen studies showed that people on the Atkins diet lost weight without compromising their health. The studies showed that Atkins dieters' cardiovascular risk factors and overall cholesterol profiles changed for the better.

Still, many of the researchers were reluctant to recommend the Atkins diet, saying a large new study now under way could settle lingering questions of its long-term effects.

On the Atkins diet, up to two-thirds of calories may come from fat - more than double the usual recommendation, and violating what medical professionals have long believed about healthy eating. Carbohydrates are the foundation of a good diet, most say. Eating calorie-dense fat is what makes people fat, they say, and eating saturated fat is dangerous.

To Atkins, the key dietary villain in obesity was carbohydrates. He argued they make susceptible people pump out too much insulin, which in turn encourages them to put on fat.

Fat in foods can be a dieter's friend, Atkins said, in part because it quenches appetite and stops carbohydrate craving.

Atkins, a graduate of Cornell University's medical school, first tried a low-carbohydrate diet in 1963 after reading about one in the Journal of the American Medical Association. He said he lost weight so easily that he converted his fledgling Manhattan cardiology practice into an obesity clinic.

Besides his work on nutrition, Atkins also argued that ozone gas can kill cancer cells and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and he claimed to have treated more than 1,000 patients with ozone therapy.

The ozone treatment is a common alternative therapy in Germany and some other nations but has not gained acceptance in the United States.

In 1999, Atkins established the Robert C. Atkins Foundation to finance diet research. It has sponsored research at Duke University, the University of Connecticut and Harvard.

Atkins did not have any children and is survived by his wife, Veronica, and his mother, Norma, of Palm Beach, Fla.

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By Associated Press Writer Lukas I. Alpert.

My thoughts and prayers are with him, his family and the extended family of my fellow Atkins WOE'ers. We have all lost a true Leader/ Father figure in our lives.

The sign of a truely great person is if they will stand up for what they believe in no matter what others say, and how many people's lives they make better by how they live their own life. Dr Atkins meet, and surpassed both these requirements.

I, personnally, have his lifes work and the knowledge and support gained from this webboard to credit with helping me to improve my life and probably add years of usesfulness to the years of my life. Thank you Dr. Atkins and thank you forum.lowcarber.org members.

Kansas5

Just heard...
 

on Fox news that Dr. Atkins has died. He will be sorely missed. I pray his family finds comfort in this horrible and sudden tragedy. May the work he started continue. And may we all learn to live our lives as though it is our last.

Yep, I was definitely sorry to hear it.

So, now I've got to make sure I stick to it!


Tim

Holy cow....what a sad day....

Such sad news. He led us all here. Let's keep up the good work in his honor.

Dr. Atkins deceased...
 

Just saw on the news that Dr. Atkins passed away...

This is such sad news. The millions of lives and attitudes he changed for the better with his courage and conviction in "bucking" the standard nutritional view I'm sure will be a comfort to his family.

I would like to extend my condolences, and my thanks for the new lease on life his program has given me. It was a life well-lived.

Dr. Atkins :(
 

Just heard in the breaking news that Dr. Atkins just died from his injuries. Thought you would all like to know.

I am so sad over this. I was really praying for a miracle. I know I didn't know the man, but I loved him for what he has done for me and for being who he was.

I will miss his presence in the world.


L

Dr. Atkins passes
 

I just read Dr. Atkins did pass away this morning.

In Memoriam - Dr. Atkins
 

Dr. Atkins has just passed away - may we all remember him for his contributions to our lives. May we all offer our prayers for him as he begins his next journey...

Diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins dead at 72
Thursday, April 17, 2003 Posted: 12:33 PM EDT (1633 GMT)

link to CNN.com story

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Dr. Robert Atkins, creator of the high-protein, low-carbohydrate Atkins Diet, died Thursday after an accidental fall on April 8 left him comatose.

Atkins, 72, was rushed to New York Weill Cornell Medical Center by his colleague, Dr. Keith Berkowitz, where surgeons removed a blood clot to relieve pressure in his brain on April 9.

Atkins slipped on an icy sidewalk outside his New York office.

"We are hoping for a miracle," Richard Rothstein, a spokesman for Atkins told CNN April 11, "but the chances for a meaningful recovery are slim.

Atkins' original 1972 book, "Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution," was contrary to the recommendations of most nutritional experts at the time. While many remain skeptical about the Atkins Diet, it has become increasingly popular since the 1992 publication of his book, "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution."

In April 2002, Atkins was hospitalized after he went into cardiac arrest, which he said in a statement was "in no way related to diet."

He is credited with revolutionizing the diet world with his theory that you can lose weight by eating fat, and his followers hailed him as a pioneer. His critics accused him of selling a dangerous idea, but Atkins dismissed their claims.

"See, that's a big mistake ... to tell people to restrict calories," Atkins told CNN in January. "They lose the weight, they feel fine, then they get to their goal weight and they still have 60 more years to live, and are they going to go hungry for all 60 years?"

Atkins was a cardiologist and businessman, selling supplements and food on his Web site and at the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine.

All of his best-selling diet books promoted the same philosophy: a diet high in fat and protein and low in carbohydrates is a sure way to lose weight.

"It's not that it needs to be low-calorie. As long as you cut out the carbohydrate the weight loss is automatic," Atkins said.

His philosophy of loading up on meat and cheese instead of breads, pastas, and even fruits and vegetables, went against the nutritional grain among mainstream dieticians.

"The weight loss comes primarily from water," said Kathleen Zelman, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, among Atkins' critics over the years. "But you can also burn muscle, and body protein can be in the form of muscle -- your heart muscle."

Studies over the years have both supported and debunked Atkins' theories. Nonetheless, millions have followed his advice.

He has changed my life for the better..... so sad.

It's very sad. He saved and changed many lives. Mine too.

good bye, dr. atkins
 

He saved my life. I'll never forget that... and I'll remain grateful. :(

I am so sorry to hear this. I was so hoping that he could recover, even though reports didn't sound too promising. He certainly left his mark on the world and truly changed it for the better for so many of us. I hope that there are others who will continue to study and vindicate his work now that he is no longer able to.

My most heartfelt sympathies are with his family and friends. :tears:

I send my kindest regards to his family and friends. I hope they know what an influence his research and writings were to so many people.