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The Controversy Over Dr. Atkins’ Health
By Neal D. Barnard, M.D. The Atkins diet phenomenon has spread like a virus across North America, Europe, and elsewhere. It has convinced millions of people to buy into two dangerous notions: that avoiding carbohydrates is |
The Controversy Over Dr. Atkins' Health
By Neal Barnard, M.D. The Atkins diet phenomenon has spread like a virus across North America, Europe, and elsewhere. It has convinced millions of people to buy into two dangerous notions: that avoiding carbohydrates is the key to weight loss, and that high-fat, high-cho |
Atkins Nutritionals Admits Diet May Be Dangerous
PALM BEACH, Fla.—Seeking to quash the release of what are sure to be damaging and embarrassing documents on the safety and efficacy of the famed Atkins diet, lawyers for Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., admitted last Monday in court that they are willing to “assume the diet is dangerous”—the first |
The Origin of U.S. Dietary Guidelines
Current U.S. dietary policies still reflect the basic design of the food guides from the early part of this century. In 1894, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed the first food composition tables and dietary standards for Americans. In 1916, the first daily food guides appeared in U |
Good Medicine Archive
2011 Issues Ivy League Animal Cruelty: PCRM Uncovers Shocking Animal Cruelty at Nation's Top Schools Good Medicine Autumn 2011 Vol. XX, No. 3 |
Florida Businessman Sues Atkins after Developing Heart Disease While on Diet; Cholesterol Skyrocketed, Needed Angioplasty and Stent
WASHINGTON—A Florida businessman filed suit today against Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., and the Estate of Dr. Robert C. Atkins, claiming that the late diet author’s controversial high-fat, low-carbohydrate regimen caused severe heart disease, necessitating |
Florida Businessman Sues Atkins Estate: Seeks Consumer Warning Labels
Florida businessman Jody Gorran filed suit in May 2004 against Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., and the Estate of Dr. Robert C. Atkins, claiming that the late diet author’s controversial high-fat, low-carbohydrate regimen caused severe heart disease, necessitating |
Analysis of Health Problems Associated with High-Protein, High-Fat, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets Reported via an Online Registry
Analysis of Health Problems Associated with High-Protein, High-Fat, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets Reported via an Online Registry A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine May 2004 Methods | Findings | Discussion | Limitations| Literature |
Atkins Diet Company Pleads First Amendment, Seeking Protection from Heart Disease Claim in Florida Court
West Palm Beach, Fla.—Rebuffed in its first attempt last month to have a Florida court throw out a landmark personal injury lawsuit challenging the safety of the controversial Atkins Diet, Atkins Nutritionals has submitted a motion arguing that &ldqu |
Judge Again Rules in Favor of Man Suing Atkins Empire
West Palm Beach, Fla.— A Florida judge has just denied Atkins Nutritionals’ second attempt to have a groundbreaking lawsuit against it dismissed. The lawsuit was filed last May by Jody Gorran, a former dieter who developed a life-threatening artery blockage after following the high-fat fad diet for two- |
Atkins Lawsuit Moves Ahead as Stay Is Lifted
A six-month-old stay on a high-profile lawsuit against Atkins Nutritionals was automatically lifted by the company’s emergence from bankruptcy protection earlier this month. The suit, which alleges that the high-fat Atkins diet caused a severe coronary block |
Atkins Lawsuit Will Proceed, Doctors Say
WASHINGTON—A former dieter who developed a life-threatening artery blockage after following the Atkins diet for two and a half years will proceed with his lawsuit against Atkins Nutritionals, despite the company's announcement that it is filing for bankruptcy. Florida resident Jody Gorran is seeking warning l |
Atkins Lawsuit Gains Ground as Stay is Lifted
NEW YORK—A six-month-old stay on a high-profile lawsuit against Atkins Nutritionals was automatically lifted by the company’s emergence from bankruptcy protection yesterday. The suit, which alleges that the high-fat Atkins diet caused a near-fatal cardiac event in a Florida man, will now go forward in |
Atkins Diet Lawsuit Clears First Legal Hurdle
West Palm Beach, Fla.—A landmark lawsuit challenging the safety of the controversial Atkins Diet will go forward thanks to the decision issued by Judge Susan Lubitz in Palm Beach County Court. Judge Lubitz ruled that a Delray Beach businessman’s su |
Judge Orders Atkins Nutritionals to End Secrecy and Produce Internal Business Records
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—A Florida judge has ordered Atkins Nutritionals to produce internal business records as well as other evidence sought by plaintiff Jody Gorran, a former dieter who is suing the weight-loss corporation. Gorran developed a near-fatal artery blockage after following the high-fat Atkins diet |
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