A businessman sued the promoters of the Atkins Diet and the estate of founder Dr. Robert Atkins, alleging that the low-carb, high-fat meal plan ...

If youre looking to lose or maintain weight, the Atkins diet is one possible option for reaching your goals. The Atkins diet menu restricts carbohydrates and emphasizes proteins and fats to aid weight ...

OK, I know there is the 'perpetual weight loss' thread, but I wanted to start something new as the PWL thread is a bit 'unweildy' for somebody just looking for facts. Anyway, I'm fed up with my ...

STANFORD, Calif. - The case for low-carbohydrate diets is gaining weight. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have completed the largest and longest-ever comparison of four ...

Sounds pretty much like a dream diet, doesn't it? And it gets better: according to The Atkins Essentials: A Two-Week Program to Jump-Start Your Low-Carb Lifestyle, the Atkins Nutritional Approach -- ...

A man who blamed the low-carbohydrate Atkins diet for his heart troubles has had his product liability and negligent misrepresentation claims rejected on First Amendment grounds. Under the diet, the ...

Despite the fact that more than one third of adults in the United States claim to be dieting at any given time, the incidence of obesity has doubled in the past two decades. Traditional dieting ...

NEW YORK -- Dr. Robert C. Atkins, the weight-loss guru whose low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet was adopted by millions of people despite concern over its potential dangers, died Thursday. He was 72.