"The New York City medical examiner's office has told Nebraska health officials that an Omaha doctor
inappropriately obtained and distributed a copy of its report on the death of diet guru Dr. Robert
Atkins, a spokeswoman said Wednesday"
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The New York City medical examiner's office has told Nebraska health officials that an Omaha doctor
inappropriately obtained and distributed a copy of its report on the death of diet guru Dr. Robert
Atkins, a spokeswoman said Wednesday
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Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the New York medical examiner, said the report is believed to
have been given to Physicians for Responsible Medicine by Dr. Richard Fleming, a cardiologist who
operates a heart institute in Omaha. He's been quoted in newspaper articles criticizing the
Atkins diet.
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Fleming submitted a request for the report in mid-December on his business letterhead, and the
documents were mistakenly sent to him on Dec. 22, Borakove said. Such reports typically are released
only to a physician who had treated the individual, which Fleming had not, she said.
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Dr. Richard Fleming wrote a book:
search.barnesandnoble.comisbninquiry.aspOpen ↗
Here is a review:
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Nuclear cardiologist Fleming (director, Fleming Heart & Health Inst., Omaha, NE) believes that
inflammation is the root cause of heart attack and stroke and contributes to numerous other
diseases. Here, he identifies 12 risk factors that lead to the condition, most of which are linked
to diet. Some are well known-e.g., cholesterol, triglycerides, excess weight, lack of exercise, and,
more recently, high levels of homocysteine-while others continue to be debated in medical
literature. To combat those factors, Fleming advocates his own stringent rehabilitation program,
phase one of which calls for a spartan diet of vegetables, fruits, and legumes without fats for one
month, followed by a slightly expanded diet that includes a meager 15 percent fat. With all this
talk of inflammation, it's no surprise that Fleming himself is an inflammatory writer, as when he
labels all processed foods as pro-inflammatory. He is also derisive of more traditional medical
guidelines and mixes established facts with unproven theories. Few people will be able to follow
this program, and many of Fleming's statements are not based on evidence-based science. Not recommended.-
Janet M. Schneider, James A. Haley Veterans' Hosp.
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I guess atkins was hurting his book sales.
TC