I bet many of you have heard this myth:

And that myth is that Dr. Atkins died of his own diet.  FALSE!
The information I found below can be found at the following website along with some backround information, but this info was widely spread by "the Vegan group, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and related groups and individuals".  Here's the link to the info: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/atkinsdiet/a/dratkinsdeath.htm

Atkins' Death

On April 8, 2003, at age 72, Dr. Atkins slipped on the ice while walking to work, hitting his head and causing bleeding around his brain. He lost consciousness on the way to the hospital, where he spent two weeks in intensive care. His body deteriorated rapidly and he suffered massive organ failure. During this time, his body apparently retained an enormous amount of fluid, and his weight at death was recorded at 258 pounds. His death certificate states that the cause of death was "blunt impact injury of head with epidural hematoma".

There you go, so you can no longer say "I'm not going to do a diet that killed the guy who made it", because that isn't true!