Are Carbs Good or Bad?
All Carbs are Not Created Equal Lately, this nation has been caugt up in a low carb frenzy! What is going on? Was Dr. Atkins right? Was he full of it? Are carbs really that bad? As usual, the truth lies somewhere between the extremes. Dr. Atkins said carbohydrates were bad. They make you fat. Don’t eat them. He said you can eat as much fat and protein as you want, as long as you avoid carbs. Our opinion is that Atkins was full of it. As our friend and famous personal trainer Phil Kaplan says, “Fat is probably not the best thing to eat all the time if you want to lose fat.” Then you have the people who say that you should avoid all fat at all costs. They tell you to load up on “healthy” foods like bread, pasta, potatoes, and rice. Look at the bottom of the old government food pyramid. It’s nothing BUT carbs. You can thank the farmer’s lobby for that. Actually, the USDA knew its food pyramid was wrong, so just came out with an updated version, which is only marginally better, but much mo
