Joe Rogan on the Atkins diet, and the theory that the creator died from a heart attack.
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Joe Rogan on the Atkins diet, and the theory that the creator died from a heart attack.
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Dr Atkins lived fat and died fat. He was never slim in the diet.
He was 195 but was bloated from the IV fluids, I read. And his heart condition was cardiomyopathy from a virus, not caused by his diet.
The Atkins organization denies he was grossly overweight and claims he weighed between 180 and 195 pounds. They say his medical records indicate he weighed 195 pounds just before he entered the hospital at the time of his death. They claim the additional weight, totaling 258 pounds reported by the medical examiner, was from fluid accumulation during his 9 days of hospitalization prior to his death. That would mean 60 to 80 pounds of fluid, equal to 8 to 10 gallons of water, would have been added to his body. Any medical doctor who allowed this much fluid accumulation in a patient in 9 days should have his medical practices reviewed.
At the present time the media coverage of this story is largely in defense of Atkins. Some of the press has labeled the release of the report of his poor health as a “Vegan Agenda,” and Mrs. Atkins, on Dateline (TV show), Friday, February 20, 2004, said those speaking against her husband are the “vegetarian Taliban” and “they’re nasty.”
No harm is intended for the Atkins family, but all this controversy is an opportunity to save countless lives of people who fail to understand the truth about human nutrition, and especially those who have been mislead by Dr. Atkins and his organization. If people keep talking about the science behind low and high carbohydrate diets, then the evidence will eventually come out. My hope is that the fight escalates. For those of you who think maligning a dead man is in bad taste – think again – Atkins’ image is alive and well on TV, radio, newspapers, fast food restaurant menus, and supermarket shelves – making $100 million a year for Atkins Nutritionals Inc., selling people worldwide a program that results in short term weight loss (at best), is nearly impossible to follow, and eventually causes extremely poor health – the diet’s founder, Dr. Atkins, is one important piece of the proof. When the Atkins business stops promoting him, I will stop criticizing him.
https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2004nl/040200puatkins.htm
Key word Vegan.
HE HADNT USED THE DIET FOR DECADES