Atkins Nutritionals heads into bankruptcy as low-carb trend fades

For a few, brief moments in early 2004, eating bunless hamburgers and bottomless plates of sausage, bacon and eggs were part of the hottest weight-loss craze on the planet.

Yet few people yesterday were surprised to hear that Atkins Nutritionals Inc., founded by the late Dr. Robert C. Atkins to promote the benefits of this high-protein, low-carb eating plan and sell products had filed for bankruptcy court protection.

They just wondered why it took so long. And everyone had a theory on what went wrong.

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