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Originally Posted by liamona  What was he like in person? I've always been a big admirer of his.
I recently picked up his "Vita-Nutrient Solution: Nature's Answer to Drugs," which is a great reference even though it was written back in the 90s.
In it he documents how the AMA convened a special nutrition consensus panel in 1973 that issued a press release and position paper criticizing the LC diet without reviewing scientific papers that supported it.
Dr. Atkins said this was a career-changing moment, and from then on he questioned every edict it issued: "I found examples of improper recommendations wherever I looked—recommendations for unnecessary and futile surgery, recommendations to use dangerous medications instead of safer agents, recommendations for invasive and risky diagnostic procedures that provide less information that safer tests—and perhaps worst of all, total refusal to consider vita-nutrient therapies."
He recommended supplements and testing for thyroid disorders in his original diet book from the early 70s. Definitely ahead of his time. |
He was quite kind and answered our questions even though he wasn't "working" at the time. Funnier than I expected.
Yeah, I think he drank from the poison cup, career-wise, when he dared to go against the traditional AMA-sanctioned train of thought for medical doctors. They are quite a racket.
Jennifer