What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?

July 7, 2002, Sunday | MAGAZINE DESK | Gary Taubes (NYT) 7856 words

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 -- is the cause of the rampaging epidemic of obesity in America. Or, just possibly this: they find out both of the above are true.

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