Robert Atkins Quotes


A diet should be named after what you do eat, not what you don't eat.


Citations

Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution. M. Evans and Company, 2002.

Related Quotes

An often cited quote from his original article “Unhappy Meals” (see citation) published in the New York Times Magazine in 2007. The article spawned a subsequent book entitled “In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto“ in 2008.


Robert Atkins
Robert Atkins
  • Born: October 17, 1930
  • Died: April 17, 2003
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Internal Medicine, Cardiology

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.