Suing the company is Jody Gorran, who, after two years of religiously living by the Atkins diet, found himself at the operation theatre for an angioplasty due to 99% blockage of his arteries. Defending the Atkins program, Dr. Stuart L. Trager testifies, saying, “With the ongoing low-carb research, we can come to the conclusion that when heart health is threatened due to significant obesity, a controlledcarbohydrate approach is more effective at weight loss and, in turn, savinglives.” Yet, the report of a consumer advocacy group divulges that the model Atkins dieter Mr. Atkins himself, at the time of his death, was overweight and also suffered from heart disease! His demise struck the death blow to the ‘lowcarb’ fad, with the majority Atkins aficionados dropping off this regime.
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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006
