[Future Useless Eater]

...he warned forcing companies to rethink the fat content of their products could result in foods high in sugar and starch.

..."Not all fats are bad for you."

He said there were about 600,000 registered diabetics in Australia with an estimated one million more undiagnosed or with pre-diabetes symptoms.

The diabetics know better than anyone that eating sugar, starch, or any signicant amount of carbs shoots up blood sugar, while eating protien or fat does not.

Atkins, Protien Power, Zone, Sugar Busters, Jenny Craig, and lots more, all rely on LOW CARB. Politicians would be rediculously stupid to foist a tax on fat.

[jjm2111]

My dad has lost like like 60 pounds on Atkins. Much healthier now. He was at 350 and he plans to go to 250.