Dr. Atkins' Age-defying Diet - Tapa blanda

The nation's most famous diet doctor turns his eye to the aging process, offering readers diet advice on preventing cardiovascular disease, reducing the risk of cancer, avoiding the onset of diabetes, and preserving brain function, among other benefits. Reprint.

Robert C. Atkins, M.D., is a cardiologist and the founder and medical director of the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine in New York City. He is the best-selling author of Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, as well as many other highly successful health books. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he received his medical degree from Cornell Medical School. He lives in New York with his wife, Veronica.

Sheila Buff is a freelance writer specializing in medicine, nutrition, natural history, and the outdoors. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley.