NEW COALITION WARNS ABOUT THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW-CARBOHYRDATE DIETS

June 28, 2006

With mounting evidence that the low-carb craze is leading many Americans to make unwise decisions about the amount and types of foods they eat, a new coalition of consumer, nutrition and public health groups is taking aim at the safety of extreme low-carbohydrate diets and at the proliferation of competing food and beverage products now labeled as "low carb" without government oversight.