You might remember your parents — or even your grandparents — trying the Atkins diet. It’s a low-carb diet that’s been around since cardiologist Dr. Robert Atkins, created it in the 1960s and ...

NEW YORK -- Dr. Robert C. Atkins, the weight-loss guru whose low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet was adopted by millions of people despite concern over its potential dangers, died Thursday. He was 72.

The Atkins diet, once a phenomenon, is facing a backlash, and now the weight-loss plan is in the crosshairs of aggrieved patients and a pro-vegetarian group raising questions about its safety — and ...

The debate over Dr. Robert Atkins’ high-fat, low-carb diet flared posthumously Tuesday over news that Atkins himself weighed 258 pounds at his death — though the reasons for his bloated condition were ...