02/10/2004 Entry: "The Definition of Irony"
Posted by Maynard @ 03:29 PM MST

The Definition of Irony

Report: Atkins Was Obese, Had Heart Disease
From the article:

Dr. Robert Atkins, whose popular diet stresses protein-rich meat and cheese over carbohydrates, weighed 258 pounds at his death and had a history of heart disease, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

This is, without a doubt, the most unusual thing I've heard from the crazy-diet-news-front in quite some time. Though the article talks about a viral infection and the resulting effects on his heart, it drips with irony nonetheless. I wonder how long before this news will affect the sales of his carb-free products.

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I heard another interesting factoid around this. The people who are really pushing this story. I looked at several websites and no one is saying WHO leaked this story.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/11/1076388432133.html
This article suggests it was an opponent organization (Vegans) who want to dispell Atkin's Meat-eating diet.

(And it gets worse, PeTA is behind this too.)

Posted by Jeremy @ 02/11/2004 07:43 AM MST

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