罗伯特·科尔曼·阿特金斯（Robert Coleman Atkins，1930 年10月17日-2003年4月17日）是一位美国医生和心脏病专家，以阿特金斯饮食而闻名，该饮食要求严格控制碳水化合物的摄入，并强调蛋白质和脂肪是饮食卡路里的主要来源，此外还有 蔬菜中控制数量的碳水化合物。
阿特金斯饮食计划的商业成功让《时代》杂志将这位医生评为 2002 年年度人物。阿特金斯饮食被描述为“美国最流行的时尚饮食之一”。
他于 1955 年从康奈尔大学医学院获得医学学位。阿特金斯在纽约罗切斯特的 Strong 医院完成了实习，并在哥伦比亚大学附属医院完成了心脏病学和内科住院医师实习。
阿特金斯专攻心脏病学和补充医学，并于 1959 年在纽约市上东区开设了一家私人诊所。他的医疗实践起初并不顺利，他开始发胖并变得抑郁。 在做了一些研究之后，他决定采用 Alfred W. Pennington 发表的低碳水化合物方法，该方法基于 Pennington 在二战期间在杜邦公司所做的研究。 他开始在实践中应用这种方法，并开始撰写有关低碳水化合物饮食的书籍，后来被称为阿特金斯饮食，并于 1972 年出版了他的第一本书，几年后开设了一个补充医学中心。
2002 年，阿特金斯心脏骤停，导致他的许多批评者指出这一事件证明了与阿特金斯饮食相关的高水平饱和脂肪消耗的内在危险。 然而，在多次采访中，阿特金斯表示他的心脏骤停不是饮食不良的结果，而是由慢性感染引起的。
他的成功启发了其他人产生低碳水化合物饮食，许多公司发布了低碳水化合物饮食和低碳水化合物食品。 在他去世后，阿特金斯饮食的受欢迎程度下降了，其他低碳水化合物饮食侵蚀了其市场份额，并对其安全性提出了质疑。 2005 年，阿特金斯营养公司申请破产。 随后于 2007 年被 North Castle Partners 收购，并将重点转向低碳水化合物零食。 2010年，公司被Roark Capital Group收购。
著作：
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution Bantam, 1972
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Diet Cookbook Bantam, 1974
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ SuperEnergy Diet Bantam, 1978
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ SuperEnergy Diet Cookbook Signet, 1978
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Nutrition Breakthrough Bantam, 1981
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Health Revolution Houghton Mifflin, 1988
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution M. Evans and Company, 1992
- Atkins, Robert C, Gare, Fran Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Cookbook M. Evans and Company, 1994 | Vermilion, 2003. ISBN 0-09-188946-4
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ New Carbohydrate Gram Counter. New York: M. Evans and Company, 1996. ISBN 0-87131-815-6
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Quick & Easy New Diet Cookbook Simon and Schuster, 1997
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Vita-Nutrient Solution: Nature’s Answers to Drugs Simon and Schuster, 1997
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Age-Defying Diet St. Martin’s Press, 2001, 2002
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution M. Evans and Company, 2002
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution New York: Avon Books, 2002. ISBN 0-06-001203-X. | Vermilion, 2003. ISBN 0-09-188948-0
- Atkins, Robert C. Atkins for Life: The Next Level New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2003. ISBN 1-4050-2110-1
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Diet Planner M. Evans and Company, 2003 | Vermilion, 2003. ISBN 0-09-189877-3
- Atkins, Robert C. The Essential Atkins for Life Kit: The Next Level Pan Macmillan, 2003. ISBN 0-330-43250-8
Dr. Robert Coleman Atkins
Robert Coleman Atkins (October 17, 1930 – April 17, 2003) was an American physician and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Diet, which requires close control of carbohydrate consumption and emphasizes protein and fat as the primary sources of dietary calories in addition to a controlled number of carbohydrates from vegetables.
The commercial success of Atkins’ diet plan led Time to name the doctor a person of the year in 2002. The Atkins diet has been described as “one of the most popular fad diets in the United States”.
He received a medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in 1955. Atkins completed an internship at Strong Hospital in Rochester, New York, and finished his residency in cardiology and internal medicine at hospitals affiliated with Columbia University.
Atkins specialized in cardiology and complementary medicine, and went on to open a private practice on the Upper East Side of New York City in 1959. His medical practice did not go well at first, and he began to put on weight and became depressed. After doing some research, he decided to pursue a low-carbohydrate approach published by Alfred W. Pennington, based on research Pennington did during World War II at DuPont. He began applying this approach in his practice, and began writing books about low-carb diets that became known as the Atkins diet, publishing his first book in 1972 and a few years later opening a complementary medicine center.
In 2002, Atkins went into cardiac arrest, leading many of his critics to point to this episode as proof of the inherent dangers in the consumption of high levels of saturated fat associated with the Atkins diet. In numerous interviews, however, Atkins stated that his cardiac arrest was not the result of poor diet, but was rather caused by a chronic infection.
His success inspired others to generate low-carb diets, and many companies released low-carb diets and low-carb foods. After his death, the popularity of Atkins’ diet waned, with other low-carb diets eroding its market share and questions being raised about its safety. In 2005, Atkins Nutritionals filed for bankruptcy. It was subsequently purchased by North Castle Partners in 2007 and switched its emphasis to low-carb snacks. In 2010, the company was acquired by Roark Capital Group.
Books
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution Bantam, 1972
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Diet Cookbook Bantam, 1974
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ SuperEnergy Diet Bantam, 1978
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ SuperEnergy Diet Cookbook Signet, 1978
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Nutrition Breakthrough Bantam, 1981
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Health Revolution Houghton Mifflin, 1988
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution M. Evans and Company, 1992
- Atkins, Robert C, Gare, Fran Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Cookbook M. Evans and Company, 1994 | Vermilion, 2003. ISBN 0-09-188946-4
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ New Carbohydrate Gram Counter. New York: M. Evans and Company, 1996. ISBN 0-87131-815-6
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Quick & Easy New Diet Cookbook Simon and Schuster, 1997
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Vita-Nutrient Solution: Nature’s Answers to Drugs Simon and Schuster, 1997
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Age-Defying Diet St. Martin’s Press, 2001, 2002
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution M. Evans and Company, 2002
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution New York: Avon Books, 2002. ISBN 0-06-001203-X. | Vermilion, 2003. ISBN 0-09-188948-0
- Atkins, Robert C. Atkins for Life: The Next Level New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2003. ISBN 1-4050-2110-1
- Atkins, Robert C. Dr. Atkins’ Diet Planner M. Evans and Company, 2003 | Vermilion, 2003. ISBN 0-09-189877-3
- Atkins, Robert C. The Essential Atkins for Life Kit: The Next Level Pan Macmillan, 2003. ISBN 0-330-43250-8
