13 April 2012

A pub chain has jumped on the Atkins diet bandwagon by launching a low-carbohydrate menu.

However, the fare offered at Yates's 130 bars across the country seems unlikely to tempt advocates of lowfat food - its main ingredients are meat, eggs and cheese.

The new menu includes the Yates's Burger - a chargrilled chicken breast covered in melted cheese, sandwiched between two 6oz beef burgers instead of a bread roll.

The traditional English breakfast also makes an appearance but with toast, fried bread and beans sacrificed for an extra large portion of bacon and sausages. Yates's Richard Gornall claimed: 'We are responding to increasing concern about obesity.'

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