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Atkins agrees to $7M deal with Rockies

Third baseman Garrett Atkins avoided arbitration Tuesday, agreeing to a one-year, $7.05 million contract with the Colorado Rockies that will make him the second-highest paid player on the team.

With 6 ACM noms, Rodney Atkins joins country elite

Rodney Atkins is still surprised when people recognize him in the grocery store nowadays. But give it time.

Atkins Beats Other Diet Plans in Study

The low-carb, high-fat Atkins diet gets high marks in one of the biggest, longest head-to-head studies of popular weight-loss plans, beating the Zone, the Ornish diet and even U.S. guidelines. Even so, critics say the results show how hard it is to lose weight and keep it off.

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Ailing Manson Follower Denied Parole
Source: The New York Times

CHOWCHILLA, Calif. AP - Susan Atkins, the terminally ill Charles Manson follower who admitted stabbing actress Sharon Tate 40 years ago, lost what was likely to be her last bid for freedom Wednesday.

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The Danger of Meat-Heavy Diets
Source: AlterNet.org

You may have seen recent news articles claiming that a study out of Israel found that the Atkins diet is more effective for losing weight and improving cholesterol levels than a low-fat diet. Unfortunately, the headlines completely misrepresented the study.

40 years after brutal murders, Susan Atkins asks for mercy
Source: The L.A. Times

The Manson 'family' member has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, but her victims' relatives say that doesn't mean she deserves to get out of jail.

Serial Calorie Killer Billy Blanks on How to Motivate your Spouse to hit the Gym

At 51, this seven-time world karate champion continues to wage war against expanding waistlines. Over 20 years ago Blanks married aerobics with Tae Kwon Do to create Tae Bo, a flab-flattening fitness phenomenon that has become a gym staple.

Atkins Diet Basics
Source: daveshealthbuzz.com

The atkins diet is not a new phenomenon. The diet first appeared in the late 1970s and has grown popularity in recent years in response to the low-fat diet craze. As dieters had trouble with low-fat plans, they searched for a new solution and Dr.

Learning To Cook Right For Your Diet
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The bottom line on losing weight without having to invest money on supplements and diet programs, is to learn how to cook properly.

How to Get That Hollywood Smile
Source: seriousaboutfitness.com

Makeover shows make it look easy: new hair, make-up, wardrobe, and a bright new smile, and voilà, you're a new – and much more attractive – person. Most of these tactics are pretty straightforward, but is it really that easy to have a Hollywood smile?

The Dreaded Body Fat Chart

A partner buying diet books was bad enough. A partner wielding a tape measure and insisting that you hop on the scales was worse. Watching the calculation being made on the "Percentage Body Fat Chart" was downright frightening.

Eating Protein Boosts Hormone That Staves Off Hunger
Source: Science Daily

The amount of a hunger-fighting hormone can be increased by eating a higher protein diet, researchers report in the September issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, published by Cell Press.

CNN.com - Report highlights possible Atkins health risk - Mar 16, 2006
Source: CNN

Health concerns and the atkins diet

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