“ I have had cardiomyopathy, which is a non-coronary condition and is in no way related to diet. Robert Atkins
“ How much obesity has to be created in a single decade for people to realize that diet has to be responsible for it? Robert Atkins
“ You take the healthiest diet in the world, if you gave those people vitamins, they would be twice as healthy. So vitamins are valuable. Robert Atkins
“ I weighed 193 pounds and had three chins. I couldn't get up before 9 a.m. and never saw patients before 10. I decided to go on a diet. Robert Atkins
“ Nobody had ever told me junk food was bad for me. Four years of medical school, and four years of internship and residency, and I never thought anything was wrong with eating sweet rolls and doughnuts… Robert Atkins
