Dr Robert Atkins - whose diet is followed by three million Britons - had a serious heart disease and was a clinically obese 18-and-a-half stone when he died, a report revealed yesterday.

The phenomenal success of the Dr Atkins diet has been confirmed with news that books written by the late doctor are outselling everything but Harry Potter by three to one. The diet, which preaches ...

Read more: When You Only Eat Chicken, This Is What Happens To Your Body When asked about the effect of the Atkins diet on dieters' cholesterol levels, Dr. Jonathan Clinthorne, Senior Good's senior ...