"Individuals who incorporate whole-grain foods into their diets may prevent or reduce their risk of developing the metabolic syndrome, a clustering of risk factors that often precedes type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease," this is the conclusion of a study by Nicola McKeown and others at Tuft University, entitled Carbohydrate Nutrition, Insulin Resistance, and the Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in the Framingham Offspring Cohort

Read the study here.

Pretty disgraceful, speaking of Dr. Atkins, that a group of Doctors would release his medical records to the Press.  I have met and spoken with Dr. Atkins on numerous occasions, and can assure everyone from my own personal experience that he was in great shape for his age. 

What this unscrupulous group has done is taken the fact that he retained fluids while in a coma, thus raising his weight at death, as proof that his diet didn't work for him.  

They are also suggesting that his heart problem, which was due to a viral infection, may have had its roots in his diet.

Shameful behaviour.