I'm sorry all, but that is true - I actually heard Dr. Atkins physician say this on a health show on FOX News the weekend after he died. It was actually his own physician who said this way back - it's really true but the Atkins people really wanted to keep it quiet because he - - or now his business - makes millions off this diet and don't want a good thing to end by scaring people.

But in the end, I just think we all need to be responsible for our own bodies and be sure to get our cholesterol levels checked, etc., and stop blame-shifting. It may hurt some, but not others and no one knows unless they try...