Does anyone know if Atkins has it's own stock?

The links associated with this article from Forbes.com are rather interesting.

http://www.forbes.com/2003/08/09/cx...yahoo&referrer=


Investing In Obesity
http://www.forbes.com/2003/08/07/cz_eb_0807obesity.html
August 7, 2003
Can't decide which way the American waistline will go? Here are some fat-hedging stocks.

Souring On Sweeteners
http://www.forbes.com/2003/08/06/cz_sl_0806obesity.html
August 6, 2003
A popular food ingredient gets blamed for rising obesity, and its makers rail against 'junk science.'

Pulling The Plug On Fat Ads
http://www.forbes.com/2003/08/05/cz_af_0805obesity.html
August 5, 2003
Tobacco marketing was curbed to wean America from smoking. What if fatty foods were next?

Watching The Corporate Waistline
http://www.forbes.com/2003/08/04/cz_km_0804obesity.html
August 4, 2003
Will American companies' balance sheets soon include a line for obesity costs?

Judge To Fat Plaintiffs: Where's The Beef?
http://www.forbes.com/2003/01/23/cx_da_0123topnews.html
January 23, 2003
A U.S. judge tosses the McDonald's obesity case, but suggests a new theory for the plaintiffs.

FTC Says Cut The Fat
http://www.forbes.com/2002/11/20/cx_da_1120topnews.html
November 20, 2002
The agency is cracking down on false diet ads. But are "true" diet ads any more effective?

Hunger Pangs
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2002/1125/273.html
November 25, 2002
Breakthrough obesity drugs often leave dashed hopes and lawsuits in their wake. Regeneron's Axokine aims to break that losing streak.

Why Airlines Can't Cut The Fat
http://www.forbes.com/2002/10/24/cx_ld_1024obese.html
October 24, 2002
Carriers are in a no-win situation, as they try to accommodate the ever more obese U.S. population.

Is There A Fat Gene?
http://www.forbes.com/2002/10/03/1003merck.html
October 3, 2002
Merck's recent deal with DeCode Genetics is a bet that there are genes that make people fat.

Suing For Fat Damages
http://www.forbes.com/2002/05/23/0523obesity.html
May 23, 2002
Could the food industry get pinned with big tobacco-style lawsuits? You bet.

E-Gang Members Do Biotech Deal
http://www.forbes.com/2002/09/27/0927egang.html
September 27, 2002
Merck's Friend signs up DeCode's Stefansson in a drug discovery deal worth up to $90 million.

Great articles! I'm going to go read them all now.

Atkins is privately owned.

What a shame! It sure would be great to be able to buy some stock. Our Wal-Mart now carries the Atkins Supplements in addition to the Atkins Brand Ice Cream.

Low Carb is becoming more mainstream.

From what I can see, the Atkins Brand is taking off... I read in a thread on the internet on one low carb site (I can't remember if it was on this one or not) that someone who worked for the Atkins Center in the ordering department said that manufacturing could not keep up with the demand for some of the Atkins Brand products.