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Atkins Diet Research - Atkins' Widow to Pay for Trip for Students Who Refused to Sell Candy
Monday, February 13 2006 at 11:01
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The widow of the man who created the Atkins Diet has promised a $16,000 check to a Fort Lauderdale elementary school, ensuring students who refused to sell unhealthy snacks as a fund-raiser can still take a field trip to Washington, D.C.
After learning the importance of exercising and eating healthy in a county wellness program, students at North Side Elementary refused to sell candy to raise the field trip money, a decision that has garnered national attention.
Veronica Atkins, whose late husband Dr. Robert C. Atkins started the country's low-carb craze, found out about the students' refusal and intends to dip into proceeds of her foundation, which promotes her mission to combat Type II diabetes.
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