received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical School in 1955 with a specialty in cardiology. As an internist and cardiologist he developed the Atkins Diet in the early 1970s
Robert C. Atkins, a cardiologist and internist, developed the diet in the early 1970s. It first came to public attention in 1972 with the publication of Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution.
Dr. Robert Atkins, the creator of the Atkins Diet, was of Jewish heritage but his religious beliefs and practices are not widely known.
Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution (1992), Dr. Atkins' Quick and Easy New Diet Cookbook (1997), and The Vita-Nutrient Solution: Nature's Answer to Drugs (1998).
Dr. Robert Atkins died when he was 72 years old
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appeared on numerous radio and television talk shows, has his own syndicated radio program, Your Health Choices, and authors the monthly newsletter Dr. Atkins' Health Revelations
University Of Michigan
In medical school, there is no choice of "major": it's medicine! I presume the question refers to Dr. Atkins' undergraduate major.
Robert Atkins was born on October 17, 1930.
Robert Atkins created the diet from a diet he read about in the Journal of the American Medical Association. First, he used it to deal with his own overweight condition. Then his first book the "Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution" was published in 1972.
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