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YODA
19-Apr-2003, 10:35 PM
NEW YORK, NY—April 17, 2003—Dr. Robert C. Atkins, one of the pioneers of complementary medicine in the United States and one of the most famous, successful and enduring nutrition experts of the last 40 years, died on April 17, 2003 in New York City at the age of 72

Atkins Website (http://atkinscenter.com/)
JediMasterChris
20-Apr-2003, 12:57 AM
Yeah, he was that diet guy or somethin'...?:o
YODA
20-Apr-2003, 10:13 AM
Originally posted by JediMasterChris
Yeah, he was that diet guy or somethin'...?:o

LOL!

Quite an epitaph that LOL!
Jack
20-Apr-2003, 11:48 AM
Thats a great shame to hear. :(
Condolences.
Knight_Errant
03-Jun-2003, 02:58 PM
Isn't his diet misleading and dangerous? Not to diminish the sadness of a fellow person dying...
khafra
03-Jun-2003, 05:41 PM
Hardly. http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=7D329FE5-E6D2-4A2F-AEA1-19BF3CE71909
http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/health_team_9/?ArID=27617&SecID=17
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1825&dept_id=129120&newsid=8168048&PAG=461&rfi=9
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=8156677&BRD=1079&PAG=461&dept_id=506425&rfi=6
http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/05/29/3ed5a7e455a10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2003/06/03/hsic03.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/06/03/ixhfeatures.html
Mo Lung
04-Jun-2003, 03:24 AM
Originally posted by Knight_errant
Isn't his diet misleading and dangerous? Not to diminish the sadness of a fellow person dying...

I'd say that yes it was, but others would disagree. Such is the rich tapestry of the world in which we live.

:)
Knight_Errant
04-Jun-2003, 04:46 PM
fair 'nuff. I just don't like the idea of all that protein going through my kidneys. Still, at least he had the guts to look at it as a possibility...