Atkins widow may sue over release of medical records

THE widow of diet pioneer Dr Robert Atkins was yesterday considering legal action over the release of medical records which showed her husband was obese when he died.

Veronica Atkins was mulling "a number of legal options", a spokesman said, which were understood to include suing the City of New York.

The records, showing Dr Atkins weighed over 18st and had heart problems when he died last April, were released by the city's Medical Examiner's Office "in error".