Thu, Feb-19-04, 08:55
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,320
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 185/151/145
BF:
Progress: 85%
Location: Adirondack Mountains, NY
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Originally Posted by mrfreddy
The boom in low-fat products in the 1980's and 90's reflected the F.D.A.'s recommendations as well as years of studies showing that low-fat diets could reduce the risks of heart diseases and various cancers. But the surge in low-carb products primarily reflects the runaway success of books about the low-carb diets, which are being used by an estimated 10 million to 25 million people.
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This annoys me no end. The low fat thing is backed by scientific research, but the low carb thing is just a fad!
Ahhhh, it just makes we want a T-shirt that says, "And you think MY brain has no carbs!" |