Robert C. Atkins
<p>Robert C. Atkins, M.D., was the founder and Executive Medical Director of The Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine in New York City. His groundbreaking weight loss book, <em>Diet Revolution</em>, was the first major work to prescribe a low-carbohydrate diet. The revised and updated <em>Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution</em> spent more than six years on the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller list.</p>