News Releases

• Atkins Lawsuit Gains Ground as Stay is Lifted: Heart Patient's Lawsuit Moves from Florida to Federal Court in New York
  (January 11, 2006)
• New Study Shows High-Carb, Vegan Diet Causes Major Weight Loss: Even with No Calorie-Cutting or Exercise, Diet is More Effective Than a Typical Low-Fat Diet
  (September 9, 2005)
• Surplus Atkins Products? Doctors Launch Trade-in Program: Dieters Can Swap Unwanted Atkins Products for Healthier Alternative
  (August 6, 2005)
• Atkins Lawsuit Will Proceed, Doctors Say: Former Dieter with Heart Disease Will Not Drop Lawsuit Seeking Warning Labels on Atkins Products
  (August 1, 2005)
• Judge Orders Atkins Nutritionals to End Secrecy and Produce Internal Business Records: Ruling is Latest Legal Victory for Former Dieter
  (March 29, 2005)
• Atkins Nutritionals Admits Diet May Be Dangerous: Lawyers for Diet Giant Concede in Court that Diet May Be Dangerous; Attorneys Attempt to Quash Release of Potentially Damaging Documents, Studies on Atkins Diet Safety
  (March 21, 2005)
• Judge Again Rules in Favor of Man Suing Atkins Empire: Former Dieter Will Have His Day in Court
  January 2005
• Atkins Diet Company "Pleads First Amendment," Seeking Protection from Heart Disease Claim in Florida Court: Atkins Asks Court to Find Life-Threatening Diet Advice Protected Under Free Speech Guarantees; Judge May Rule Next Week
  November 2004
• “NEA Sells Out to Atkins: Doctors Want Full Disclosure, Launch Letter-Writing Campaign”
  September 2004
• Update: Lawsuit Filed Over Diet's Heart Risk
  Updated May 2004
• Analysis of Health Problems Associated with High-Protein, High-Fat, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets
  Updated May 2004
• “New Studies Reveal Cholesterol and Weight Concerns for Low-Carb Dieters
  - One-third of Low-Carb Dieters Show Marked Rise in "Bad" Cholesterol
  - Diet's Weight-Loss Benefits Fade after Six Months
  - Doctors Call on DHHS Secretary Tommy Thompson to Evaluate Risks”
  May 2004
• “Doctors Rank Ten Worst New Low-Carb Entrées: Chicken-Smothered Salads and Bunless Burgers Top the List with Excessive Calories and Artery-Clogging Fat”
  March 2004
• “Doctors Rate Best-Selling Diet Books”
  December 2002
• “Doctors Rate Popular Diet Books”
  January 2001

In the News

• "Low carb diets cut heart energy" The BBC, November 2005
• "Watchdog rules against Atkins ad" The BBC, June 2005
• "Australian Medical Association Backs Warning Against Atkins Diet" The Age, March 2004
• "A Warning to Atkins Dieters" CBS Early Show, November 2003
• “High-Fat Diet: Count Calories and Think Twice” The New York Times, September 2002
• “What If the Big Fat Story Is Wrong?” The Washington Post, August 2002
• “The Diet Wars,” Nutrition Action Healthletter, June 2002
• “The Hazards of High-Protein Diets,” Consumer Health Interactive, June 2002
• “Review of popular diets finds many aren’t very healthy,” AMA News, January 2001
• Neal Barnard, M.D., discusses vegetarian diets in Salon.com.

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