Atkins dies

Atkins died today due to the injuries sustained in that fall when he slipped on ice on NYC.

What is the legacy he is leaving?

I think his name will always be synonimous with low carb ketogenic diet. But in the ouside (of MFW) world is he viewed as someone who contributed to healty living or one of those who just muddied the waters for people seeking solutions to their weight problems.

I think the primary lesson to learned here is that no matter what type of diet you follow, the human body is ultimately fragile. A hard enough knock on the head, and you die.

'No one here gets out alive.', Jim Morrison

I thought the primary lesson was don't get in an argument with Lyle over training or diet.

Next to fall: someone at t-mag.

Watch your step?

Cheers,

Bummer.

Thanks for letting us know. I don't watch much TV.

Maybe ignorecrew recieved the news by carrier pidgeon.

Fast Flame Ionisation Detector?

Yeah, but still, a man has died.

Let's just hope he doesn't attain sainthood.

Hi, On 17-Apr-2003, 'Chris (CTM)'

He may have been the P. T. Barnum of the diet world, but if it hadn't been for his book I'd still probably be 100 pounds heavier and dealing with diabetes complications by now. His book got me started.

Carmen Former FF

It seems to me that's like saying that the patch got people to quit smoking. The fact is that people wouldn't look for it in the first place if they didn't think they needed to do something about it.

It's great that you slimmed down, but you're selling yourself short. It was YOU that decided to change. Atkins didn't do it for you!

I started by reading Body For Life. Since it was so manifestly shite, I sought other resources, finding, among other things, MFW. I could have saved myself a couple of months and $40.