Scarsdale is both a town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States postal code 10583. It is a northern suburb of New York City. As of the 2000 census, its population was 17,823. With a median household income of $219,317, Scarsdale is second on Money Magazine's 25 top-earning towns.Scarsdale has elected to operate as a village government even though the 'Village of Scarsdale' is coterminous with the 'Town of Scarsdale.' It is one of several villages in the state that have a similar governmental situation (see: description of town in N.Y. State).

One of the pioneers of the diet revolution in the early part of 2000 is the Atkins Diet, a program created by cardiologist Dr. Robert Atkins for the patients of his private clinic. Because it is so very effective, the diet program has since evolved to include famous celebrities as part of its millions of followers.

THE world’s fattest man has lost 25st after trying a celebrity diet that includes doses of fish oil. Manuel Uribe, 41, set a record when he hit 94st — as heavy as five baby elephants — and had been on “every diet under the sun” in vain.Now he has shed almost a quarter of his weight after embarking on The Zone, an eating plan devised by US g