People – Not Their Words – Tell “The Carbohydrate Story”
by Dr. McDougall

Has the world gone mad condemning carbohydrates?

*  Over half the US population is either on a low-carb diet, has tried a low-carb diet, or plans to try a low-carb diet in the future according to one recent report.¹  Does this mean carbohydrates have now been proven harmful to our health and waistline? 

*  Should the fact that almost every sector of the food industry, from Heinz Ketchup to Michelob Beer, has jumped on the low-carb bandwagon cause us to start shopping in the Atkins-friendly aisles? 

*  Does the claim by TGIF Friday’s restaurants that a Sizzling NY Strip (steak) covered with Bleu Cheese and a Bunless Burger (two meat patties covered with cheese), “not only helps you lose weight, but reduces risk factors associated with serious diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease,” ² cause us to now think that everything we once learned about nutritious eating must have been wrong?

*  Now that W. Atlee Burpee & Co., the seed seller, ranks their veggies according to carbohydrate content in order to help us choose the seeds to plant to grow “low-carb” plants in this year’s garden, should we question the very wisdom of Nature’s design?  Maybe plants should have been made low-carb in the first place by our Creator?

With so much contrary information coming from every direction people doubt their own sanity and everything they once knew to be true about good eating.   But by taking a moment to make a few simple observations about people you will know the truth...

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