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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 |
News Releases
2012 Super Bowl Shockers: Five Amazingly Unhealthy Party Foods February 3, 2012 School Lunch Guidelines Fall Short: Still Too Much Meat, Dairy, and Junk in School Lunches January 26, 2012 Fat-Focused Billboards Warn Albany that Cheese Makes You Chubby January 18, 2012 Paula Deen Mak |
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 |
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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 |
Assorted Vegetarian Recipes (with Downloadable Photos)
Please use the credit line: Courtesy of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine / Photo by John Kelly Berry Cobbler 1410 x 1725 pixels downloadable file |
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 |
Artwork
Food Photography Looking for artwork to go with a spread about one of Dr. Neal Barnard’s books or about vegetarian food in general? We’re pleased to provide a selection of high-quality photos. If you have any problems downloading a file, please contact PCRM media relations manager Jeanne Stuart McVey a |
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 |
Six Easy Diabetes Recipes (with downloadable photos)
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PCRM 2003: The Year in Review
The close of 2003 marks another year of growth and increased effectiveness for PCRM. Remarkable success has been achieved in medical schools, where animal labs are steadily being replaced with better methods. Interest in vegetarian diets on the part of the media, consumer |
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