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John Harrison · March 5th, 2004, 09:25 PM

Adkins and others make the mistake of demonizing carbohydrates, which the body needs. The problem isn't with all carbohydrates, it's with cheap/simple carbohydrates.

The current American diet contains too much cheap carbohydrate (white flour, sugar and it's other coded names, etc.). Fruits and vegetables (complex carbohydrates) don't make people fat. Eliminating them, when we already don't eat enough, is downright dangerous, as there's no other dietary source to provide the nutrients they provide.

Approximately 60% of our dietary calories should come from quality carbohydrate sources (whole grains, fruits, and vegetables). Most Americans simply don't do that. What we do eat is fried, slathered in fatty flavorings, filled with trans-fatty acids and cheap calories, or processed to the point where there's little nutrition left. There are high and low quality foods in every food group. "Convenience foods" are among the worst culprits.

We've simply become too busy to take the time to make healthy choices and prepare healthy meals. Plus, we overeat and under-exercise.

Sure there are many companies who want to sell you a magic pill, powder, or potion, or a diet that will do all the work for you. But, that's just plain voodoo (and doo doo!). They make a lot of money off us, though.

March 5th, 2004, 09:25 PM	#41 (permalink)
John Harrison Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 1,043	Good carbs vs. bad carbs Adkins and others make the mistake of demonizing carbohydrates, which the body needs. The problem isn't with all carbohydrates, it's with cheap/simple carbohydrates. The current American diet contains too much cheap carbohydrate (white flour, sugar and it's other coded names, etc.). Fruits and vegetables (complex carbohydrates) don't make people fat. Eliminating them, when we already don't eat enough, is downright dangerous, as there's no other dietary source to provide the nutrients they provide. Approximately 60% of our dietary calories should come from quality carbohydrate sources (whole grains, fruits, and vegetables). Most Americans simply don't do that. What we do eat is fried, slathered in fatty flavorings, filled with trans-fatty acids and cheap calories, or processed to the point where there's little nutrition left. There are high and low quality foods in every food group. "Convenience foods" are among the worst culprits. We've simply become too busy to take the time to make healthy choices and prepare healthy meals. Plus, we overeat and under-exercise. Sure there are many companies who want to sell you a magic pill, powder, or potion, or a diet that will do all the work for you. But, that's just plain voodoo (and doo doo!). They make a lot of money off us, though.