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Dr. Atkins a.k.a Snake Oil Salesman!

The Atkin’s Diet (essentially low-consumption of carbohydrates and over-consumption of fats and proteins) that Dr Atkins promoted through books and various other products spanning many years, didn’t seem to work for him at all. At the time of Dr Atkin’s death in 2003, not only was he obese at 260lbs, he was also suffering from heart disease and high blood pressure. However, what did work very well for him and his family was his unscrupulous efforts in getting rich…

“The Atkin’s diet” would be better named “The Make Yourself Sick and Fatter Diet”

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