Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Carbs Are Not Your Enemy, the Couch Is...

The New York Times on the Agriculture and Health and Human Services departments' new dietary guidelines (here.)

Endurance athletes probably already follow the sensible recommendations, which emphasize daily exercise and a diet heavy in whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Finally, sanity begins to return to American diets after all the low-carb nonsense wore off (and the excess weight didn't.)

The article does offer one complaint: the recommendations "lack specifics." Well, here's one: put down the TV remote and get off your ass...

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