"The Atkins Empire is spooked. Their annual $100 million-plus revenue from books, low-carb foods and food licenses has been threatened by a medical examiner's report stating that founder Dr. Robert Atkins was an obese 6 feet tall, 258 pounds. Now they're firing back with everything from statistics to smears.

But all they've shot is their own foot."

Turns out Atkins suffered from obesity and hypertension. As a vegetarian, this story made my day.