Carbs are making a huge comeback????? - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

cad2 · 03-20-2006, 12:11 PM

Is it just me or are carbs making a huge comeback? Every where I look and every magazine I read talks about the importance of carbs and how we don't eat enough whole grains. Every diet book and article on diet is the new carb or lower GI diet eat all the carbs and still lose weight. I was just reading a few different magazines and everyone of them had a new carb, which consisted of at least 60% carbs whole grains of course, which is a complete reverse to what we have been doing over the past two years with low carb. You can never keep up with it, now in Hollywood the hot diet is carbs carbs and more carbs and are losing more than on the low carb. When will it ever end I guess they have to make money somewhere and they rode the lower carb rollercoaster till it was dry and now they need more money. I think if we all eat a balanced diet we would be healthier and would have more money in our wallets and they would have less in their bank accounts.

auntjudyg · 03-20-2006, 03:10 PM

I think the magazines need a different angle to sell copies. But why spend the money? There is so much information out there for people to evaluate. I don't understand why people don't just invest a little time in reading, try some stuff out, and see what works for them. Then they won't be swayed by every new magazine article.

cad2 · 03-20-2006, 06:37 PM

You are so right it amazes me how people will flock to what ever is new, when really it is common sense and what works for one might not work for another. The cereal diet seems to be getting big now as well of coures if you only eat 160 calories at two meals a day and 600 at night you are eating less than normal but like anything else can you live by that it needs to be a lifestyle change and exercise.

Lenin · 03-21-2006, 05:38 AM

It's true.
It's a natural backlash to the years of nonsense about the EVIL CARBS that were spawned with the growth of Atkins. It started to turn 'round with his death.

Magazines manage to overdo EVERYTHING...I wonder what Brad, Jenn, Julia and Nick are eating?

Believe this one fact: anything you read in a magazine was bought and paid for by someone. There are better sources of diet information.

StenoLady1 · 03-21-2006, 06:09 AM

I think it's because an awful lot of folks can't sustain a low-carb diet long term. I know some do, but a lot don't. Same with low-fat diets and low-cal diets. I remember back when the "trend" was to go ultra low-fat before low-carb. Before low-fat, I remember all my dieting friends counting calories -- plus you've got the cabbage soup diet and grapefruit diet in there, too. So many folks can't sustain these types of diets for the long haul, the diet runs its course, and the media/book publishers need to move on to something else to capture the audience.

It should be interesting when high-fiber diets get their turn in the spotlight. Hmmm...might be a good time to invest in some Beano shares and begin to stockpile purse-size mini air fresheners

Lysne