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Barbara Jean Acklin (February 28, 1943 – November 27, 1998) [1] [2] [3] was an American soul singer and songwriter, who was most successful in the 1960s and 1970s.Her biggest hit as a singer was "Love Makes a Woman" (1968).
Robert Coleman Atkins (October 17, 1930 – April 17, 2003) was an American physician and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Diet, which requires close control of carbohydrate consumption and emphasizes protein and fat as the primary sources of dietary calories in addition to a controlled number of carbohydrates from vegetables.
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Atkins Nutritionals was founded in 1989 by Atkins to promote the sale of Atkins-branded products. Following his death, waning popularity of the diet and a reduction in demand for Atkins products, Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 31, 2005 citing losses of $340 million. [ 20 ]
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I set a goal to transform 50 percent of my body weight into muscle within a year. So, I took Orangetheory circuit training classes three times a week, working on both strength training and cardio.
Atkins was born in the Mothers' Hospital in Lower Clapton, a Salvation Army maternity hospital in east London.Her mother, Annie Ellen (née Elkins), was a barmaid who was 46 when Eileen was born, and her father, Thomas Arthur Atkins, [3] was a gas meter reader who was previously under-chauffeur to the Portuguese Ambassador.
Atkins is an active proponent of women leadership in corporate settings. Atkins mentors women individually and especially on the boards where she serves. In 2018 she hosted a Women in Leadership luncheon at Volvo HQ in Sweden. [citation needed] Betsy Atkins speaking at the Nasdaq: Advancing Women Leaders event in 2018.