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But...are there really people in the US who still eat lots of grains,
corn,
and rice? As a low-carber with a gluten sensitivity, I can't imagine that
stuff fed to anything but livestock.


The low carb craze has increased grain demands by increasing demand for
livestock. Ethanol demand came in time to rescue grain farmers from the
decline of the low carb craze.



Wow. Eating a healthy diet is now a "craze"? You are aware that the hog
fattening diet is exactly the same as the USDA's food pyramid except for one
more serving of grain, right? Yeah, eating grain is good for you. Right.
That's why so many Americans are orca fat.


I've never paid attention to diet crazes, so I'm not conversant in the
"low carb" fad. All I know is that
carbs have a little more than half the calories, per gram, that fats.
If I want a plate full of food, then my
reasoning is carbs are better than fat. Of course, plenty of veggies.
I hear about people who have tried
every diet craze and still "can't" lose weight. I call them "tasters".
Pure bunk. They must think their
energy stores are some kind of nuclear reactor that keeps turning
without burning up the fuel. When
I decided to lose weight, I quit eating butter and gravy. Never loaded
up on the stuff, but I lost 40
pounds without doing anything else. The fat people I know keep a bag of
Oreo's and a liter of pop
next to their chairs at all times.