Nearly a year after his death, Dr. Robert Atkins still is the center of fervent controversy. On Feb. 10, the Wall Street Journal reported that Atkins' medical records stated that he weighed 258 pounds ...

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.

N E W   Y O R K, Jan. 20 -- Dr. Stuart Trager, of the Atkins diet group, says the low-carb diet plan has not made any recent modifications, despite a report that its followers are being ...

Dr. Robert Atkins, the famous diet guru who amassed a fortune promoting the evils of carbohydrate calories and the benefits of high protein and fat intake, slipped on a patch of ice on April 8, 2003.

Dr. Robert Atkins was a cardiologist who determined that low-fat foods with high carbohydrates led to obesity. By experimenting on himself and his patients, he found they could lose weight by cutting ...

For half a century, we've been told that saturated fats are bad for our hearts. That belief led to what many now consider the disastrous switch from saturated-fat-filled butter to trans-fat-filled ...

Atkins, cardiologist and founder of the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine in New York City, has advocated his high protein/low carb diet regimen for some 30 years (Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution ...