Something everybody is saying here all the time (perhaps excluding
Wolfbrother :).

Maybe "low-carb" term itself is too missleading you, mark. "Controlled
carb" would be better.

OTOH, 70-150g of carbs is definitely low compared to 300g adviced by
food pyramid.

Mirek

  I find the Glycemic Index approach too confusing- too numerical, although
it might have merit for somebody who was seriously overweight.   Also, there
have been several studies that show that eating fiber does help diabetics
control insulin demands, regardless of the fact that this doesn't show up on
the glycemic index.

 Maybe advice to people should be... be aware of what you are eating.  The
average large bagel contains several servings worth of wheat flour.

 If you are trying to lose weight, eating no more than 5-6 servings of
bread or grain based foods per day is probably the easiest step.  OTOH,
green vegetables are usually lower in calories, and most people eat too few
of them.    Not all the carbs have to come from wheat flour products.