[anniegetyourgun]

At least for now.

[dawn53]

At least for now.

LOL, that's a true statement.

[Pharmboy]

Nope--I think this is the real deal. As hunter gatherers (the way humans were for 99% of their time so far) it is difficult to get large amounts of carbs. In order to do that, agriculture has to happen, and then you have to grind the corn or wheat or barley so you can make concentrated delivery systems--like bread or pasta. Or, just eat a lot of rice. Our metabolic systems via our genes are set for this existence and not the super-size McDonald's type.

And from the metabolic point of view, carbs are the enemy as they do a lot of bad stuff--like increasing insulin secretion.

The low-fat craze for the past 20 years proved one thing: when you lower fat intake (which we did quite dramatically as a nation during this time) and increase carbs, you get fat.

[grania]

At least for now.Exactly. The public and corporate America will come to a compromise. The manufactures will start producing stuff with less crap in it (paricularly that high-fructose corn syrup), let us sweeten and salt our own foods, realize that foods should be less processed, and we'll eat their products again.

The solution really isn't rocket science for them.

[Wolfie]

At least for now.

Indeed, diet fads are cyclical (although this low carb business has been elevated to the status of near religion). And yet, Amercia gets fatter and fatter. Go figure.