Claim: Dr. Robert Atkins, proponent of the low-carbohydrate diet, died of a heart attack. Status: Undetermined. Examples: [Collected via e-mail, 2004] ...

2003-04-18 04:00:00 PDT New York-- Dr. Robert C. Atkins, a cardiologist who devised a controversial diet favoring pork chops over pasta and butter over bran, which more than 30 million Americans ...

Dr. Robert C. Atkins, who bucked dietary dogma with best-selling books that helped millions of Americans shed pounds by shunning carbohydrates while indulging in beef, bacon, ...

Dr. Robert C. Atkins, who bucked dietary dogma with best-selling books that helped millions of Americans shed pounds by shunning carbohydrates while indulging in beef, bacon, eggs and butter, died ...

How heathy was Dr. Robert Atkins in the final months of his life? Just six weeks before he died, the doctor granted Dateline extraordinary access by opening up his home to John Hockenberry. In his ...

NEW YORK -- The widow of diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins and the company he founded are denouncing the release of medical records that show he was overweight and suffering from heart disease when he ...

Dr. Robert Atkins, promoter of a popular but controversial high-protein, low carbohydrate diet, was in critical condition in a New York hospital Thursday with severe head injuries after slipping ...

For his part, Dr Pescatore says: "I worked for Robert Atkins for four and a half years and remained friends with him after that. I was one of his oldest and longest friends, and I believe I am ...

Diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins died in 2004, leaving a $600 million fortune to Veronica, and Mersentes has a well-established taste for wealthy old ladies.