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Article: Research supports Atkins diet theory
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- University Wire
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- September 11, 2002
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(The Chronicle) (U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- An apple a day may keep the
doctor away, but it will not keep the weight away, according to the
Atkins diet theory. Adored by celebrities, attempted by college students
and now tested by clinical studies at the Duke University Medical
Center, the low-carbohydrate Atkins diet is growing -- albeit controversially
-- in popularity. The research, published in The American Journal
of Medicine, was the first to test the diet in more than 20 years.
The six-month study consisted of 50 moderately overweight volunteers,
with an average body mass index of 31. More than 80 percent of the
volunteers completed the diet, on average losing ...