ATKINS WAS OBESE, HAD HEART DISEASE

Gosh, is Mayor Bloomberg gonna get an apology now? Atkins wasn't just "fat," he was "obese" (258 lbs.) by the time he died, according to the medical examiner's report upon his death. Atkins-olytes are trying to spin it that he "gained more than 60 pounds through fluid retention in the eight days he spent in a coma," and that he only weighed 195 when admitted. Guess it's possible, but even if that were true, 195 is "overweight," which is a nice way of saying what Bloomberg said: Fat.

UPDATE 2/11: An Australian paper's priceless hed (if you're familiar with Gary Taubes): DIET GURU BIG FAT LIAR