Birth Name: Robert Atkins
Occupation: Person
Place Of Birth: Ohio
Date Of Birth: October 17, 1930
Date Of Death: February 9, 1972
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: British
Robert Atkins was born on the 17th of October, 1930. He was famous for being a Person. Cardiologist who became famous for creating the Atkins Diet, which he first promoted on The Tonight Show in 1965. His diet emphasized protein and fat over carbohydrates.
Robert Atkins was born in Ohio. He worked in multiple positions, from selling shoes to working on the radio before deciding to pursue medicine and enrolling at Cornell University Medical College. His diet plan had many critics who believed that those who followed the diet were not eating a balanced diet and when he died of a heart attack it led many of his critics to point to this as proof of the dangers of consuming high levels of saturated fat associated with his diet.
Robert Atkins was a Libra and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Robert Atkins was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.
Robert Atkins is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
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Robert Atkins was born in the Year of the Horse.
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| REAL NAME: | Robert Atkins |
| NICKNAME: | Robert |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Libra |
| BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
| DEATH DAY: | Wednesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Robert Atkins was a Libra. People of this zodiac sign like harmony, gentleness, sharing with others, the outdoors, and dislike violence, injustice, loudmouths, conformity. The strengths of this sign are being cooperative, diplomatic, gracious, fair-minded, social, while weaknesses can be indecisive, holding a grudge and self-pity. The greatest overall compatibility with Libra is Aries and Sagittarius.
Chinese Zodiac: Robert Atkins was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are seen as warm-hearted and easygoing. Independence is one of their greatest strengths, but sometimes they're overly frank with others.
Ruling Planet: Robert Atkins had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
Robert Atkins’s birth sign is Libra and he had a ruling planet of Venus.
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