EDITORIAL DEATH OF A FAD.REMEMBER the low-carb fad? Super-size that bacon double cheeseburger, just be sure to hold the bun BUN blood urea nitrogen; see urea nitrogen. BUN abbr. blood urea nitrogen Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) ! Well, mark your calendars, because the low-carb craze appears all but dead. Must have had a coronary coronary /cor·o·nary/ (kor´o-nar?e) encircling like a crown; applied to vessels, ligaments, etc., especially to the arteries of the heart, and to pathologic involvement of them. cor·o·nar·y adj. . There was a time long, long ago - last year - when there was scarcely a product on the market that didn't offer a ``low-carb'' version - bread, pasta While the only basic difference between these names is the shape of the pasta, each pasta is typically matched with a particular sauce based on cooking time, consistency, ability to hold sauce, ease of eating, etc. , ice cream, even beer. But now surplus low-carb Atkins diet Atkins Diet Definition The Atkins diet is a high-protein, high-fat, and very low-carbohydrate regimen. It emphasizes meat, cheese, and eggs, while discouraging foods such as bread, pasta, fruit, and sugar. It is a form of ketogenic diet. foods that were never sold are being shipped to food banks in Appalachia. Products for which people were once willing to pay top dollar now must be given away. Apparently the public has learned, once again, that there's no way to make the weight disappear without eating less and exercising. Too bad. Better put down that bacon double cheeseburger, bun and all. |
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