News Story - Dieter Sues Atkins, Says Diet Clogged Arteries

May 28, 2004

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The low carb diets have taken on such popularity in recent years that its scarey. People are following these diets without researching the information. I was glad to see from this article that the truth is going to start coming out.Kelli

Dieter Sues Atkins, Says Diet Clogged Arteries

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Dieter Sues Atkins, Says Diet Clogged Arteries

Thu May 27,11:17 PM ET

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By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -

A man who blames his heart disease

on the Atkins diet said on Thursday he is suing the privately

held Atkins Inc. to force it to disclose what he called the

risks of the popular high-fat, low-carb regimen.

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Jody Gorran of Delray Beach, Florida, said he could show

that he had low cholesterol and no heart disease before he

started the diet, but quickly developed clogged arteries

afterwards.

"I believe that the diet almost killed me by giving me

heart disease," Gorran, 53, told a news conference in

Washington. "I feel victimized by Atkins."

Gorran is being sponsored by the Physicians Committee for

Responsible Medicine, a nutritional advocacy group that

promotes a vegan diet.

Gorran's complaint, filed in a Florida county court, seeks

$14,000, mostly for attorney's fees, and $40 in damages.

The Atkins diet promotes a high-fat, high-protein diet

meant to force the body to shed pounds by going into a

condition called ketosis.

Many doctors agree ketosis can be dangerous, and the PCRM

held a news conference last November at which a couple from

Missouri also said their 16-year-old daughter died while in a

state of ketosis on the Atkins diet.

"Defendants knew that approximately one-third of those

customers who brought their products and followed their

nutritional advice would have increased cholesterol levels and,

correspondingly, increased risk of cardiovascular disease,"

Gorran's complaint reads.

Atkins Inc. denied the charges.

"Atkins stands by the science that has repeatedly

reaffirmed the safety and health benefits of the Atkins

Nutritional Approach," the company said in a statement.

Studies show that people on the Atkins diet can lose weight

and also have their cholesterol fall while on the Atkins diet,

at least in the short term. No published study has followed

dieters for more than a year.

But the American Heart Association (news - web sites) has said the lower

cholesterol levels are likely from the initial weight loss.

That group and many other doctor's groups' recommend dieters

lose weight by cutting calories overall.

This week the committee that sets U.S. nutritional

guidelines also recommended against "fad" diets and advised

Americans to eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

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