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The Atkins Diet is a low-carbohydrate diet promoted by Atkins. [16] [17] [18] His success inspired others to generate low-carb diets, and many companies released low-carb diets and low-carb foods. After his death, the popularity of Atkins' diet waned, with other low-carb diets eroding its market share and questions being raised about its safety.
Adelle Davis (25 February 1904 – 31 May 1974) was an American writer and nutritionist, considered "the most famous nutritionist in the early to mid-20th century." [1]: 150 She was an advocate for improved health through better nutrition.
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]
Dr. Robert Atkins was inspired to create the ruthless, self-titled Atkins diet upon noticing he was significantly overweight.
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. was originally founded as Complementary Formulations in 1989. [1] The company was renamed to Atkins Nutritionals in 1998. [2] It was founded to supplement the way of the Atkins diet. The diet was developed after Atkins read a research paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The paper, entitled "Weight ...
William Banting (c. December 1796 – 16 March 1878) [1] [2] was a notable English undertaker.Formerly obese, he is also known for being the first to popularise a weight loss diet based on limiting the intake of carbohydrates, especially those of a starchy or sugary nature. [3]
Pure, White and Deadly is a 1972 book by John Yudkin, a British nutritionist and former Chair of Nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College, London. [1] Published in New York, it was the first publication by a scientist to anticipate the adverse health effects, especially in relation to obesity and heart disease, of the public's increased sugar consumption.
From 1975 until his death, Tarnower was clinical professor of medicine at the New York Medical College. [ 1 ] The Scarsdale diet's idea of reducing carbohydrates , eating plenty of oily fish and lean meat with fruit and vegetables and having a low intake of fats, salt and sweets was novel at the time, and Tarnower's book promoting it became an ...