Coke has come out with C2. Coors has Aspen Edge. Krispy Kreme is had their first losing quarter and the parent company of Ronzoni filed for bankruptcy. "Carb-free" and "low-carb" labeled products are ubiquitous. Kraft has signed a deal with the South Beach Diet. And on and on and on.

This and much more is the crazy legacy of the Atkins Diet craze where carbs are the enemy. They are evil. The purest form of the stuff. Wouldn't want to eat that sandwich. It's evil.

This diet is nothing new. Bodybuilders have been going on carb-fast. protein laden diets to burn fat, but only for short periods of time. The reason? Well, it's three-fold. One is that bodybuilders frequently change their diet dramatically to shock the body. Two is that a diet of protein and fat is particulary bad for the internal organs, most notably the heart, the liver and the kidneys. not to mention the vascular system which supports it all. Three is that carbs not only are not evil, we need carbs for energy.

So what's the net result of this? Are we going to turn into a country of listness no energy waifs? Doubtfully. Because the truth is that while people might be tuning out carbs in their diet, we are still essentially a country of lazy people who want to find a miracle lifestyle where excersice is not a part of good health. Fat chance.