Diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins dead at 72

CNN ^ | 4/18/3

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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.

[bedolido]

Now the real dieting begins... back to dust.

[SwinneySwitch]

Prayers for the family.

[Huck]

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.

That's punny.

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He is survived by his wife, Veronica, and his mother, Norma

What kind of diet does his mother eat?

[latrans]

He saved my sorry ass.

[Porterville]

Well, I guess that diet plan proved fruitless....

My family has eaten like crap for generations, and have lived past the average death expectancies.

[FreeKnight]

I'm on the diet now. Works great. Lost 20 pounds in 5 weeks, I feel good, not starving. You just have to limit your carbs. We'll see about the rest when I get my physical and blood test.

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Um, he died from injuries. And the diet works.

[wastoute]

Real Shame. He didn't get to live to see his diet vindicated in the "establishment". So many tousands now kow the truth that it really couldn't have been much longer and he would have lived to see the day. God Bless, Dr Atkins. Thanks for your work amongst us.

[Walnut]

Me too but I have a sister and shes the oldest in the family now and shes 63
what does that mean?
He may be right or I should say he may have been right.

[goose1]

Gee,eat healthy and die anyway who would have thought.

[Orangedog]

That's punny.

Stop that, or you will be punished! You could be sent to the punitentiary!

[supercalifragilistic]

Rest in peace, good doctor.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Slipped on an icy sidewalk and hit his head? Sounds like he missed something important: watch out for curbs.

[Porterville]

Psst, it's a play on words...fruitless diet...diet fruitless....see...i was tryin' to make a funny

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watch out for curbs.

ouch.

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Gotcha the first time. I was responding to your observation that your family is going to live forever.

[Porterville]

Oh, well we are going to live for ever by cloning...but that is another issue all together.

[gramho12]

You could be sent to the punitentiary!

That's punthetic