Americans always give up on their diets. Is this really news?
It is surprising that 10% or more of the population is on a diet at any given time let alone the same kind of diet. People need to get away from fad diets especially ones as counter intuitive as Atkins and ever low carb diets. If the gurus are saying eat less bleached flour, sugar, and other obviously poor quality calories that is fine. However, to convince people that whole grains, fruits, and baked potatoes are some sort of poison is awful. There is also a great amount of common sense that would advocate moderation and balance in food intake and exercise.
So then I can expect beef prices to moderate a bit? I'm really getting tired of chicken and pork all the time!