Let’s Have A ‘Low-Carb Diet Craze’ Extravagana

Filed under: In The News — @ January 9, 2008

I used to get a bit perturbed by that phrase “low-carb diet craze” because I thought it made those of us who believe in livin’ la vida low-carb sound like a bunch of raving lunatics (well, not all of us are!). But the more I’ve thought about it, the better I’ve felt about the “craze” description because everywhere you turn somebody is saying SOMETHING about the low-carb lifestyle. Much of the time, especially in media accounts of this way of eating, it is the WRONG perspective, but at least they’re still talking about it (despite claiming for the past four years that “low-carb” is dead).

Now that 2008 is here, the continued stories from people who are eating low-carb as well as news and commentary in the media and blogosphere have shown me that this “craze” is still just as strong as it has ever been. There’s so much to share with you today that it’s coming out my ears, so sit back and enjoy all this stuff I’ve found from over the past week about a diet that supposedly nobody does anymore. HA!

Here’s just a taste of the stories I covered today:

RESTAURANTS STILL CATERING TO LOW-CARB DIETERS
FORGET WEIGHT LOSS WILLPOWER, JUST GET COMMITTED
MICHAEL POLLAN RANTS ABOUT THE DEMISE OF REAL FOOD
ATKINS BADMOUTHING HAPPENING DOWN IN AUSTRALIA
STRONG PROMOTION OF CARBS IS LAUDED AS “HEALTHY”
YOU CAN’T DO ATKINS, YOU KNOW IT’LL GIVE YOU CANCER
LOW-CARB DECLINE CORRELATES WITH BIRTH DEFECTS DROP?
CONFUSED AND BEFUDDLED READER NEEDS DIRECTION
DELTA AIRLINES NOW OFFERING LOW-CARB SIDE ITEMS?
JOIN DISCOVERY HEALTH’S NATIONAL BODY CHALLENGE 2008
NUTRITIONIST SAYS ATKINS DIET FAILS IN THE LONG-TERM
HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIM EATS FAT TO IMPROVE HEALTH
HEART DISEASE BLOG LAUDS ATKINS DIET FOR HEALTH
DOCTOR “ACCIDENTALLY” STARTS LOW-CARB, IMPROVES HEALTH
HOUSTON CHRONICLE JOURNALIST IS A LOW-CARBER!
HEALTHY EATING REALLY IS MORE EXPENSIVE
THE MOST OBJECTIVE DEFENSE FOR LOW-CARB EVER

Click here to read further details about each of these low-carb headlines.