IconoclasT wrote:
] Can you say Duhhhhh ? What I don't get is why any 148 pound
] male would even be using this assinine bass acwkards diet..
]
] WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -- A businessman sued the
] promoters of the Atkins Diet and the estate of founder Dr.
] Robert Atkins, alleging that the low-carb, high-fat meal plan
] clogged his arteries and threatened his health.
]
] The suit by Jody Gorran, filed Wednesday in Palm Beach County
] Circuit Court, seeks $15,000.
]
] Gorran, 53, said Thursday he started the diet in May 2001
] because his weight had risen from 140 to 148 pounds. In two
] months, he said, his cholesterol rose from a normal 146 to an
] unhealthy 230, and by October 2003, he needed heart
] angioplasty to clear his arteries.
]
] "I came very close to dying, and this is from a diet I thought
] was marvelous," said Gorran.

Hmmm last time I checked any diet, health advice etc.... I seem to remember these words... Check with your family md dumb ass!!!

RE: Man sues Atkins over heart problems