The once taboo bread products might be making a comeback as a survey
revealed that the low-carb craze seems to have begun to lose it's
appeal to the American public. Results from the survey showed that
less than 10 percent of Americans are following some form of low-carb
diet such as Atkins, South Beach and The Zone.
Another survey that included 500 Americans revealed that less than
one out of five of the survey participants would consider purchasing
a low-carb product. The main reason cited for those who wouldn't
consider buying low-carb items was that they felt they were unsafe.
These findings posed concerns to U.S. food companies such as H.J.
Heinz and General Mills after their production of various low-carb
products that were released to satisfy the needs of low-carb followers.
In addition, both PepsiCo Inc. and Coca-Cola Co could see signs
of a decreasing popularity of low-carb foods in the sluggish sales
of mid-calorie colas that they introduced.
Yahoo!
News July 14, 2004
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