Word: carbs
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...local environment. The stripped-bare foliage continues to bear more than a passing resemblance to the set of the Blair Witch Project (preponderance of red brick aside); deluded optimists who insist on wearing flip-flops outside end up with toes a distinctive shade of magenta by sunset; and carb-loaded comfort foods still retain that elusive yet maddening X-factor which renders piping hot pad thai an easy choice over macrobiotic vegetables...
Even before the fat fracas ignited a war of facts, it had already dragged New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg into the lardy mix. At a fire fighters' carb-laden pasta lunch on Jan. 20, when Bloomberg didn't realize he was being filmed by a local TV station, he said, "I don't believe that bulls___, that he dropped dead slipping on the sidewalk." Bloomberg also said the Atkins-friendly food he once sampled at the deceased doctor's home was so bad "I had to spit it into my napkin." And he called Atkins "fat." When pressed...
...arguments are bitter because the stakes are high: 17 million Americans are estimated to have tried a low-carb diet within the past year. And people get testy when they're told their rigorous diet might be bad for them. There's nothing worse than finding out you ate 875 bacon strips just for the taste...
...FATKINS? In the battle of low fat vs. low carb, the late diet guru's health has become an issue...
...than an America West flight ($347). But like the new paint job, most of Ted's other changes seem superficial. The staff were United attendants wearing orange baseball caps and TED'S FRIEND buttons. Passengers on flights of more than 2 1/2 hours were offered a menu of low-carb meals. The promised Tedvision, however, turned out to be a single channel of recycled cable programming. More entertaining was the rap performed by at least one attendant: "Ted, Ted, that's the name/You're going to find out it's not the same." --By Chris Taylor