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Robert Atkins

Nobody had ever told me junk food was bad for me. Four years of medical school, and four years of internship and residency, and I never thought anything was wrong with eating sweet rolls and doughnuts, and potatoes, and bread, and sweets.

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The author is saying that even after extensive medical training, he was never taught that eating sugary and starchy foods could be harmful. This highlights a gap in medical education regarding the negative effects of common junk foods on health.

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