TV Horizon - Season 41 Episode 3 : The Atkins Diet Horizon - Season 41 Episode 3 : The Atkins Diet 7.516/10 by 32 users This is the truth about the world's most famous, most glamorous and most controversial diet. The Atkins diet says that eating fat can make you thin. It says you don't need to bother watching the calories. Rene Zellweger, Geri Halliwell and a host of other celebrities swear by it. But many scientists think it is scientific nonsense. Some even believe it is dangerous. Horizon cuts through the confusion and provide the answers. When Dr Atkins first launched his diet, he was accused of breaking one of the most fundamental laws of nature. Scientists said that if you eat more, you'll get fatter. They also said it could kill. Fat increases your cholesterol levels. You'd get a heart attack. The only problem was that people who followed the Atkins diet got thinner. Much of the rest of us got fatter. Then came studies showing that cholesterol levels can actually improve on the Atkins diet. So what was going on? Horizon's investigation seems to show that the diet may really work - but for a reason and in a way that no scientists or even Atkins himself had seriously considered. Details Casts Posters Images Title Horizon - Season 41 Episode 3 : The Atkins Diet Alternative Titles BBC Horizon First Air Date 1964-02-04 Last Air Date 2024-07-22 Number of Episodes 1169 Number of Seasons 60 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Horizon Season 41 :Episode 1 The Demonic Ape The Demonic Ape 2004-01-08 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 2 The Moscow Theatre Siege The Moscow Theatre Siege 2004-01-15 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 3 The Atkins Diet The Atkins Diet 2004-01-22 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 4 Secrets of the Star Disc Secrets of the Star Disc 2004-01-29 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 5 The Dark Secret of Hendrik Schön The Dark Secret of Hendrik Schön 2004-02-05 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 6 Thalidomide - A Second Chance? Thalidomide - A Second Chance? 2004-02-12 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 7 Diamond Labs Diamond Labs 2004-03-04 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 8 T-Rex - Warrior or Wimp? T-Rex - Warrior or Wimp? 2004-03-11 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 9 Project Poltergeist Project Poltergeist 2004-03-18 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 10 The Truth of Troy The Truth of Troy 2004-03-25 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 11 The Truth About Vitamins The Truth About Vitamins 2004-09-16 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 12 King Solomon's Tablet of Stone King Solomon's Tablet of Stone 2004-09-23 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 13 Derek Tastes of Earwax Derek Tastes of Earwax 2004-09-30 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 14 What Really Killed the Dinosaurs? What Really Killed the Dinosaurs? 2004-10-07 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 15 Making Millions the Easy Way Making Millions the Easy Way 2004-10-14 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 16 Saturn - Lord of the Rings Saturn - Lord of the Rings 2004-10-21 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 17 The Hunt for the Supertwister The Hunt for the Supertwister 2004-10-28 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 18 Dr Money and the Boy with No Penis Dr Money and the Boy with No Penis 2004-11-04 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.