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Old Sun, Jun-06-04, 11:24
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Originally Posted by VickiR
Gee, do you think maybe the drug companies are invested in maintaining the old food pyramid???? Maybe wheat and corn producers, such as Kellogg et al, too?

Or am I just cynical?


No, I think about this too. Whether or not they care about people's health, the simple fact is that there would be a huge economic shakeup if lots of people go low-carb. Grain products, especially processed ones, have high profit margins and are also heavily subsidized by the government. The sugar industry is enormous. And the pharmaceutical industry... well, they would lose so many statin and diabetes medication customers, it could be catastrophic to them, it could also really impact funding sources for medical research which would be a shame. I'm sure there are lots more repercussions than those that we may see someday.
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