Description: For both Atkins veterans and new recruits, this guide focuses on finding an individual's ideal weight and staying with it.
Brief description: Robert C. Atkins, M.D., was the founder and medical chair of The Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine in New York City. A 1951 graduate of the University of Michigan, Dr. Atkins received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical School in 1955, and went on to specialize in cardiology. He was the bestselling author of Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution and Dr. Atkins' Age-Defying Diet and was the chairman of the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation.
Review Quotes:
"A low carbohydrate diet can indeed lead to significant and sustained weight loss." --From a Duke University study
"Obesity experts are now finding it difficult to ignore . . . that [Atkins'] diet does just what he has claimed." --The New York Times Magazine