Arlene: Thanks for taking the time to post this article and generate some excellent dialogue among some of the site members. As a newbie to low carb it gave me a lot to think about. The overall take away I got from the article and the ensuing discourse on this site is that there isn't just one way to do low carb. We are all unique beings and we have to find what works best for us by closely monitoring how our bodies react to what we put in our mouths. I am taking this low carb journey as a discovery process - through the bumps and successes along the way I will learn the things that are best for my body so that I can adopt this as a way of life.