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"What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?
By GARY TAUBES
If the members of the American medical establishment were to have a
collective find-yourself-standing-naked-in-Times-Square-type nightmare, this
might be it. They spend 30 years ridiculing Robert Atkins, author of the
phenomenally-best-selling ''Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution'' and ''Dr. Atkins'
New Diet Revolution,'' accusing the Manhattan doctor of quackery and fraud,
only to discover that the unrepentant Atkins was right all along. Or maybe
it's this: they find that their very own dietary recommendations -- eat less
fat and more carbohydrates -- are the cause of the rampaging epidemic of
obesity in America. Or, just possibly this: they find out both of the above
are true. ..."