Fear of Carbohydrates

摘要

Tobacco move over; there's a new villain in town and its name is carbohydrate. Sales of diet books such as Sugar Busters and Dr. Atkins Revolutionary Weight Loss Plan have gone through the roof. Everybody is following these carbohydrate-restricting diets, including presidents of candy companies. Morning talk shows bemoan something called the "x syndrome," allegedly a condition that can make consumption of carbohydrates deadly for some. Meanwhile the Center for Disease Control (CDC) labels obesity the number one killer of Americans, as deadly as tobacco. The CDC warns that over consumption of food and drink, especially foods and beverages high in added sugars, is a primary cause of obesity.