 as was the case with Dr. Atkins. Now, Dr. Atkins didn't die because of his diet. He slipped and fell on the ice. He was on a blood thinner. That was not necessarily due to the diet that he was following, the animal protein-based, high-fat, ketogenic Atkins diet. He just had heart arrhythmia. He was on a blood thinner in his head, and he succumbed to his injuries in his 70s.