Winners and losers in the Atkins phenomenon

By Maxine Frith, Social Affairs Correspondent
02 August 2003

The soaring popularity of the Atkins Diet has seen 2 million Britons declare war on their waistlines. But it is not just flab that is feeling the pinch.

The slimming industry, food manufacturers and beer brewers are all seeing their profits slimmed down as devotees empty their fridges of any product with the cheek to carry a carbohydrate.

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