Warning on Atkins type diets

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Americans are eating more fat and cholesterol as low-carbohydrate diets

grow in popularity, but people do not seem to be losing weight and they

are putting their health at risk, U.S. researchers said yesterday.

If the trend continues toward more fat and fewer vegetables and grains,

Americans could suffer more heart disease, already the country's number

one killer, they warned.

" It is pretty clear from marketing data . . . that over the past two years

there have been specific trends toward more fat intake in the diet. If that

is true, that would then suggest that there are tough times ahead with

regard to disease risk, " said Randal of the Mayo Clinic in

Rochester, Minn.

Several studies at an American Heart Association meeting showed the

same thing -- Americans eat too much overall, they eat too much fat, and

they do not eat enough fruits, vegetables and high-fiber foods.