Are They Selling Us Baloney?

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So what's the optimal mix of carbs, fat and protein? Experts disagree as to exact numbers, but a middle-of-the-road menu calls for 25% of calories from healthy oils, 20% from lean protein and 55% from complex carbs. So if the low-carb mantra has made you cut simple sugars and refined carbohydrates from your diet, great. But if you are skimping on produce and whole grains and instead shoveling animal and dairy fats into your body, you are short-changing your health. "The diet-industrial-complex is now pushing low carbs full steam ahead," says Wurtman. "It may take a long time, but 10 years from now, people are going to look back on this and say, 'Boy, were we really stupid.'" --By David Bjerklie