RE: WebMD--Is the Low Carb Craze Waning?

[Guest guest]

> But no cookies or bread? We are a

> wheat-loving country. Processed wheats are the carbs we like to eat. "

>

And we wonder why we are an obese country :-X

[Guest guest]

Eating carbs raises my blood sugar.

The more carbs I eat the higher the blood sugar gets.

High blood sugar is something I don't want.

Therefore I strictly limit the amount of carbs I eat.

That's not a fad; that's logic.

[alldiabeticinternational] WebMD--Is the Low Carb Craze Waning?

Is the Low-Carb Craze Waning?

Survey Suggests Americans Tiring of Low-Carb Diets

By DeNoon

WebMD Medical News Reviewed By , MD

on Thursday, July 15, 2004

[Guest guest]

That's so true. I was on the low carb " fad " before it became a

fad 'cuz I'd discovered it myself. The fewer carbs I eat, the

better I feel, the lower my numbers, the more weight I drop. All

good things.

The rest of the world can treat it like a fad if they want to. To

me it's a lifestyle.

Ellen

> Eating carbs raises my blood sugar.

> The more carbs I eat the higher the blood sugar gets.

> High blood sugar is something I don't want.

> Therefore I strictly limit the amount of carbs I eat.

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> That's not a fad; that's logic.

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> [alldiabeticinternational] WebMD--Is the Low Carb Craze

Waning?

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> Is the Low-Carb Craze Waning?

> Survey Suggests Americans Tiring of Low-Carb Diets

> By DeNoon

> WebMD Medical News Reviewed By , MD

> on Thursday, July 15, 2004

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[Guest guest]

Low carb is not a fad and that scares the sugar and starch pushers out there.The

experts are worried about their jobs - not your health. I am going to quote

here from Real Health Breakthroughs by Dr. s:

" The starch industry is massive, which shouldn't surprise you. Starch, from

pasta to peas, is a large component of the modern American diet. We've all been

brainwashed into thinking they're essential nutrients and that " you gotta have a

certain amount of carbs in your diet. " Nothing could be further from the truth.

Your body converts carbs into sugar, which has no nutritional value; i.e., there

are no amino acids, vitamins, pro-vitamins, enxzymes, fatty acids or anything

else of value in it. "

I whole heartedly agree with Bruce 's last post which said: Eating carbs

raises my blood sugar. The more carbs I eat the higher the blood sugar gets.

High blood sugar is something I don't want. Therefore I strictly limit the

amount of carbs I eat.

That's not a fad; that's logic.

Carole

Boston Terrier Rescue of Las Vegas

BTCSouthernNevada.com

[alldiabeticinternational] WebMD--Is the Low Carb Craze Waning?

Is the Low-Carb Craze Waning?

Survey Suggests Americans Tiring of Low-Carb Diets

By DeNoon

WebMD Medical News Reviewed By , MD

on Thursday, July 15, 2004

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July 15, 2004 -- How low-carb can you go? Not much further, a new marketing

survey suggests.

Every day seems to bring another low-carb product to grocery shelves.

Low-carb beer is old hat. Low-carb colas fight for our soft drink dollars. And

who

hasn't yet tried a low-carb candy bar?

More low-carb products are waiting in the wings. But their makers may have

missed the boat, says Lee , president of InsightExpress, an online

research

firm. A new study by InsightExpress shows that half of Americans who've tried

low-carb diets have given them up. Only one in 10 of us are on low-carb

diets, the survey shows. And the trend is down, not up.

" The peak of the low-carb trend may have happened, " tells WebMD. " The

trend is for people to think they don't want to go on a low-carb diet. They

are

starting not to purchase the low-carb products that are entering the

marketplace. "

The low-carb craze has gone on for an unusually long time, says Don Montuori,

editor for Packaged Fact Reports at MarketResearch.com, a market analysis

company.

" Personally, I am shocked that the low-carb craze had such legs, " Montuori

tells WebMD. " On the one hand, the idea you can eat all the meat and eggs and

cheese you want -- that is hard not to like. But no cookies or bread? We are a

wheat-loving country. Processed wheats are the carbs we like to eat. "

Carbs Fading From Consumer Radar?

The InsightExpress survey included a random sample of 500 people recruited

over the Internet in a 48-hour period during early July 2004. The survey has

an

error range of plus or minus 4%.

Which nutritional traits do consumers think is important? According to the

survey:

40% consider a food's total calorie content.

37% consider a food's total fat content.

32% consider a food's calories from fat.

31% consider a food's cholesterol content.

30% consider a food's total carbohydrate content.

29% consider a food's sodium content.

19% consider a food's protein content.

Four out of five Americans have never been on a low-carb diet, the survey

shows. Only one in five say they'd think about buying a low-carb product. And

fewer than a third of survey respondents say they'd be more likely to buy a

low-carb version of their favorite food.

" People have the perception that low-carb diets are not healthy, or that

these diets may not help them control their weight, " says.

Exercise, Energy Gaining Ground

Of all the most popular diet approaches, the one consumers seem to like best

is Weight Watchers, the survey suggests.

But when it comes to losing weight, only 25% said diets were the way to go.

More than 60% of survey respondents endorsed exercise as the best thing to

try.

Nearly as many endorsed a change in eating habits, and half said eating

healthier, more nutritious foods would do the trick.

" The best news is that most people know that the best way to control their

weight is to exercise more, " says.

If is right, and the carb craze is ending, what's next?

" Trans fats will be the next big thing, " Montuori predicts.

SOURCES: Lee , president and COO, InsightExpress. Don Montuori, editor,

Packaged Fact Reports, MarketResearch.com. Survey: Low Carb V2, Insight

Express, July 2004.

[Guest guest]

Not just the modern American diet. My two favorite cuisines are Italian

(pasta) and Chinese (rice.) In most Chinese dialects, 'rice' is a

synedoche for 'food.' (I think the Chinese version of the Lord's Prayer

literally says " give us each day our daily rice. " )

Re: [alldiabeticinternational] WebMD--Is the Low Carb Craze

Waning?

Low carb is not a fad and that scares the sugar and starch pushers out

there.The experts are worried about their jobs - not your health. I am

going to quote here from Real Health Breakthroughs by Dr. s:

" The starch industry is massive, which shouldn't surprise you. Starch,

from pasta to peas, is a large component of the modern American diet.