Publisher's Synopsis
As Americans become carb-conscious in their drive to reduce weight, low-carb craze has swept the country. While low-carb diets might be helpful in the short term, reducing carbohydrates in the long run can have a number of possible downsides, health concerns, and issues. An extreme low-carb diet may be tedious and dull, as well as heavy in saturated fat, low in fresh fruits and vegetables, low in fibre, high in meat, and fatty due to the high calorie count.