Robert Atkins

Dead

Born: 10/17/1930 in Columbus, Ohio, USA
Died: 4/17/2003
Age: 72
Cause of death: injuries from a fall on an icy sidewalk

Full name: Robert Coleman Atkins
Noted For: doctor; advocated the "Atkins Diet," a low-carbohydrate diet for weight loss, wrote Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution (1972) and Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution (1992).