...center based on a technique that is not widely accepted. However, she said, many effective practices, such as Dr. Robert Atkins' low-carbohydrate diet, were not popular at first. "They laughed at him until he passed away," she said.

...Susan Levin in the article, "Real health care reform starts in the lunchroom" (Empire, July 30). So would Dr. Robert Atkins and the multitude of other educated physicians and health professionals who take exception to the "one diet fits all...