The history of the Dukan Diet, the most popular and extremely effective weight loss program in Paris, dates back
to the 1960’s. In the early 1960’s, George Blackburn, M.D. at Harvard began experimenting will an all meat diet
for quick weight loss. Max Stillman, M.D. popularized Blackburn’s research in his 1967 book, Doctor Stillman’s
Quick Weight Loss Diet. The Stillman Quick Weight Loss Diet is the Attack Phase of the Dukan Diet. Robert
Atkins, M.D. added low carbohydrate vegetables and fat to the Stillman Diet, slowing down the weight loss, but
making the diet much more palatable and popular. Doctor Dukan took the fat out of the Atkins Diet, but kept
the vegetables, and added the strategy of alternating protein days with vegetable and protein days.