[Terry Mross]

Did you not read the article you posted? His heart condition had nothing to with diet. Geez, why are people such busy bodies. Why do people care

[optik_b]

Fatkins is a bad lifestyle. What does "Atkins for Life" really mean? Is it a healthier way to live than eating a balanced diet from all food groups in moderation and exercising?

After a life of dieting Atkins died weighing 258 lbs.

A medical report about the death of Dr. Robert Atkins suggests “he had a history of heart attack, congestive heart failure and hypertension,” according to an article in The Wall Street Journal.

[Twinkie]

I had a heart attack last year. They said it was
precipitated by an infection I had the previous week.
However, the one artery that was 99% blocked after the
infection had to have been building up plaque for quite
some time. So, yes, an infection or virus CAN contribute
to a heart attack but is not likely the cause of it.
- Dr. Atkins did not look healthy to me. He was not slim
enough to inspire me to use his diet. He had huge bags
under his eyes which, I have heard, indicate that there
is a strain on the kidneys due to overindulgence in
protein and the kidneys struggle to throw off the acids
caused by the excess protein. He lived to be 72 yrs. old,
and perhaps he did just slip on the ice but he was not
well and did not share that fact with people who were
obsessed with his diet. Diet does affect hypertension.
- Bottom line. I like orange juice and other carbohydrates.
Life goes by at a fast clip anyway, and people who make
Dr. Atkins almost a religion are, I think, misled. Dr. Phil
is the latest guru who is pudgy and wears black suits most
of the time which disguise that glaring contradiction to
the lacing up he gives pudgy people who come on his show
eager to have him throw verbal darts at them.