The growing popularity of high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets such as the Atkins diet are taking a rising toll on the bread industry. In the past year the consumption of bread has taken a major plunge in America. It is estimated that 40 percent of Americans are eating less bread than in 2002, and the average American eats 54 pounds of bread a year, barely a third of the quantity consumed by the French and Italians.
According to a survey, around 32 million Americans are now on high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets, which is making the U.S. bread industry very nervous. It is still unclear whether the decline in bread sales is a temporary fad or more of a permanent change in eating habits.
USA Today November 2, 2003
As you can see from this article and the bread-bashing article in last week’s newsletter, we are finally making a difference. Dr. Atkins led the way and is responsible for most of the country's newfound appreciation that fat is not evil for most of us, but refined grains and sugars clearly are.
Dr. Atkins provided a major jumpstart to help establish the connection between obesity and insulin, and it is encouraging to see some major studies validate this approach. Unfortunately, Dr. Atkins didn’t take his program far enough as he labeled all carbohydrates as bad.
As most of you already know I happen to believe that vegetable carbohydrates are quite different than grains and as such do not need to be restricted to effectively reduce weight. When you understand nutritional typing it becomes obvious that some people indeed require up to two-thirds of their diet as vegetable carbohydrate. So these people are actually on a high-carbohydrate, but no-grain, no-sugar, diet.
This is their ideal fuel mixture and if they don’t receive it they will not burn calories effectively and will use the extra fat and protein and deposit it as fat in their bodies.
Fortunately, you can now assess your general nutritional type in my newest book: Dr. Mercola's Total Health Program. And, you’ll also get a full plan to start eating the right macronutrients--proteins, carbs and fats--for your individual type. This "masterwork" of my entire dietary and lifestyle program--the culmination of my last 20 years of work-- will give you everything you need to know to prevent disease, optimize weight, look younger, feel better, and live longer.
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