Tuesday, April 06, 2004
A new market research study shows low carb dieters are eating a lot more carbs than they think:
Adults who have cut their carb intake are still eating about 128 grams of refined carbs a day on average - about 20 to 25 grams higher than a low-carb diet recommends for weight loss, the report said.
I wonder if this has anything to do with the proliferation of low carb versions of foods that would normally be off limits on a low carb diet, such as bread and yogurt. I'm a little suspicious of these products. How do you extract carbs from something that's mostly carbs? The sign on a bagel shop near here advertises "low carb bagels." Aren't bagels ALL carbs? How the heck can you have a low carb bagel? That's like a low-meat steak.
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Adults who have cut their carb intake are still eating about 128 grams of refined carbs a day on average - about 20 to 25 grams higher than a low-carb diet recommends for weight loss, the report said.
I wonder if this has anything to do with the proliferation of low carb versions of foods that would normally be off limits on a low carb diet, such as bread and yogurt. I'm a little suspicious of these products. How do you extract carbs from something that's mostly carbs? The sign on a bagel shop near here advertises "low carb bagels." Aren't bagels ALL carbs? How the heck can you have a low carb bagel? That's like a low-meat steak.
