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Old April 5th, 2005, 11:10 PM
Kevin Martin (Homebrewer)
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In article ,
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But food analysts say the bloom is off the rose for low-carb names like
Atkins, as consumers have dismissed it as a fad that got rid of weight
at first, but was unsustainable.

"What Atkins is saying is that this is the new way of doing things,
which is the same as saying the old way wasn't that good," said Bob
Goldin, executive vice president with food industry research firm
Technomic. "They're so well identified with net carbs that it may work
against them because it can confuse people.

"The aura has definitely left Atkins, so they're a lot less valuable as
a corporate partner," he added.

About 26 percent of Americans are trying to shed weight, 4 percent of
those on a low-carb diet -- down from 9 percent in January 2004,
according to data from The NPD Group, a New York-based market research
firm.

Atkins, sensing that it was losing currency with dieters, took the cue
for the change from British food company Tesco PLC (TSCDY.PK), which has
melded the glycemic index into its line of foods, said Ken Harris,
managing director at consumer products and retail consultant Cannondale
Associates.

Harris was more optimistic that Atkins could pull off the switch than
some other diet industry experts, as he noted that dieting by following
the glycemic index is much more sustainable than the net-carb way.

"Atkins is doing the right thing. But if Tesco hadn't done this, there'd
be nothing. Atkins has its work cut out for it," Harris said. "Will it
save the company? It's hard to tell. But they've got a reasonable shot
at making it work."

Among U.S. companies that could partner with Atkins are ConAgra Foods
Inc. (CAG.N) or PepsiCo Inc. (PEP.N), he said.


I am amused that the demand for the "low carb specialty" foods is on the
decline and thus it is assumed that low carb is on the outs. It is
possible that people are spending less on the specialty stuff and just
eating regular ole low carb stuff. Salad and green vegetables, meat, you
know that regular ole food is pretty low carb too.
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370/275/270
Single malt scotch is awesome (NO it does NOT have carbs as DON'T vodka,
gin, rum, bourbon, etc generally)
Malt can be made low carb through the judicious use of yeast.
Low carb beer? Uh...yeah.
Read the books.
You can have more than eggs for breakfast.
Yes calories do count.
Ketosticks are not neccessary to lose weight.

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