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DIED. ROBERT ATKINS, 72, influential, hackle-raising weight-loss guru; of severe head injuries from a fall on an icy sidewalk on April 8; in New York City. He bucked convention in his 1972 best seller Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution, which advised dieters to trash the fruit salad in favor of high-protein, high-fat goodies like bacon cheeseburgers and butter, arguing that without carbohydrates to burn, the body would burn its own fat. Many of the 30 million who have tried the diet swear by it. But his regimen rankled mainstream medical groups, which called it extreme and said...
...feed the entire nation of Thailand by itself, I order pineapple fried rice ($6)—a fruitier combination that more closely aligns with my personality. Chicken, shrimp, pineapples, raisins, eggs and a touch of curry powder entice me to devour the large portion despite my recent weight-loss pledge. Once again, the presentation makes the meal a little more special. The vegetables in our entrees are diced into shapes such as stars, and a large flower sits on the side of my plate, carved by hand from the fat end of a carrot...
...also the foundation of a privately owned cable empire that generates $2 billion a year in revenue and includes channels like TLC (formally the Learning Channel), with its hit show Trading Spaces; Animal Planet, featuring The Crocodile Hunter; the Travel Channel; and Discovery Health, whose weight-loss face-off Body Challenge has become...
...next morning he died of complications from heatstroke. The story may have ended there--a private tragedy for Bechler's family, including his pregnant wife. But Dr. Joshua Perper, the medical examiner who autopsied Bechler, used the righthander's death to call for a crusade. After finding a weight-loss supplement in Bechler's stomach, Perper held a press conference and urged Major League Baseball to ban ephedra, a controversial herb found in the supplement that is similar to amphetamines. Even before the funeral, many in the baseball world--sports columnists, team physicians, franchise owners--were echoing Perper, asking...
...weight-loss efforts, however, show long-term success. So a new business is building for mainstream firms that aim to make a profit by accommodating XXXL Americans and making their lives easier rather than trying to change them. "I'm not handicapped by my body," asserts Elizabeth Fisher, 42, a 350-lb. computer programmer in Baton Rouge, La., who made headlines when she tried (and failed) to force Honda to provide her with seat-belt extenders for her new Odyssey. "I'm handicapped by stuff that's too small." That situation is beginning to change as more companies modify their...