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Robert C. Atkins

Robert C. Atkins

Cardiologist and Diet Pioneer (1930-2003)

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Food quality emerges as key factor in heart health research

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For seven decades, nutrition scientists have battled over whether cutting carbohydrates or cutting fat is the path to a healthy heart. A new Harvard study tracking nearly 200,000 Americans over 30 years offers a different answer: what matters most is not whether you reduce carbs or fat, but whether the foods you choose are whole grains, vegetables, and plant proteinsโ€”or processed alternatives and red meat.

Updated Feb 17