Atkins diet

The Atkins diet is a low-carbohydrate fad diet devised by Robert Atkins in the 1970s, marketed with questionable claims that carbohydrate restriction is crucial to weight loss and that the diet offered "a high calorie way to stay thin forever". The diet became popular in the early 2000s, with Atkins' book becoming one of the top 50 best-selling books in history, and as many as 1 in 11 North American adults claiming to be following it. Atkins died from a heart attack in 2003, and in 2005 Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. filed for bankruptcy following substantial financial losses.

Atkins diet

The Atkins diet is a low-carbohydrate fad diet devised by Robert Atkins in the 1970s, marketed with questionable claims that carbohydrate restriction is crucial to weight loss and that the diet offered "a high calorie way to stay thin forever". The diet became popular in the early 2000s, with Atkins' book becoming one of the top 50 best-selling books in history, and as many as 1 in 11 North American adults claiming to be following it. Atkins died from a heart attack in 2003, and in 2005 Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. filed for bankruptcy following substantial financial losses.