Robert C. Atkins
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Birth Name: Robert Coleman Atkins
Born: 17 October 1930 Died: 17 April 2003
Country of origin: United States
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Veronica Atkins
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Robert Coleman Atkins was an American physician and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Diet, which requires close control of carbohydrate consumption and emphasizes protein and fat as the primary sources of dietary calories in addition to a controlled number of carbohydrates from vegetables.
The commercial success of Atkins' diet plan led Time to name the doctor a person of the year in 2002. The Atkins diet has been described as "one of the most popular fad diets in the United States".
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"Atkins died as a result of falling down on an icy sidewalk and hitting his head in 2003. "