Atkins, related diets fuel growth in new food industry

Thirty years ago, people laughed at Robert Atkins.

Nutritionists snickered at the high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet. The American Medical Association snarled, calling it "potentially dangerous," and "biochemically incorrect." Congress even held hearings.

When Atkins died in April, he had barely had time to enjoy how his once-shunned eating ideas have been embraced by at least 12 million people in the United States and how a new food industry has sprung up around the diet: grocery stores, food manufacturers and restaurants dedicated to low-carb foods.

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