Quotes by Robert Atkins

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I was gaining weight very rapidly and read about the idea of restricting carbohydrates as an alternative to going hungry. I had a big appetite, so that was the only thing I would even consider.

Robert Atkins

It's so logical and so simple. Fat is the backup fuel system. The role it plays in the body is that when there's no carbohydrate around, fat will become the primary energy fuel. That's pretty well known.

Robert Atkins

I think that if a person wants to remain vegetarian, they're just going to have to go hungry.

Robert Atkins

My patient population has a low recidivism rate, but if they haven't made up their minds that it is permanent, then of course, they will fail.

Robert Atkins

There are many, many people who have lost 100 pounds and kept it off.

Robert Atkins

Don't fix what's not broken.

Robert Atkins

If you believe that weight loss requires self-deprivation, I'm going to teach you otherwise.

Robert Atkins

Carbohydrate is the bad guy. You have to see that.

Robert Atkins

I don't like when people try to put a spin and have a second agenda to make a person look bad.

Robert Atkins

I think I can wipe out diabetes.

Robert Atkins

I eat more vegetables than the average vegetarian.

Robert Atkins

I didn't realise I was going to be fighting the whole world.

Robert Atkins

A controlled carbohydrate lifestyle really prevents risk factors for heart disease.

Robert Atkins

Well, I would never do a study because I'm a practicing physician. I mean, all I do is treat people.

Robert Atkins

I want the public to know the truth, not every condition affecting the heart comes from a blockage.

Robert Atkins

Nobody had ever told me junk food was bad for me. Four years of medical school, and four years of internship and residency, and I never thought anything was wrong with eating sweet rolls and doughnuts, and potatoes, and bread, and sweets.

Robert Atkins

Food compulsion isn't a character disorder; it's a chemical disorder.

Robert Atkins

Everyone would be healthier if they didn't eat junk food.

Robert Atkins

I weighed 193 pounds and had three chins. I couldn't get up before 9 a.m. and never saw patients before 10. I decided to go on a diet.

Robert Atkins

A diet should be named after what you do eat, not what you don't eat.

Robert Atkins