Bakers Celebrate Atkins Diet Decline (YAY!!)
NEW YORK -- The news this week that the Atkins food company has filed for bankruptcy has at least one group cheering: bakers.
Breadmakers across the country reported sales drops as the ultra-low-carb Atkins diet took hold. But as the craze ebbed, bakers said their business has picked up.
Alison MacDaniel sells bread for a New Jersey baker at a farmers market in New York City. She said she had a feeling tastes would shift. As she put it, it seems like we're often "changing our minds about the healthiest things to eat or put in our bodies."
Atkins Nutritionals filed for Chapter 11 Monday, in part because of the weakening of low-carb diets.
Breadmakers across the country reported sales drops as the ultra-low-carb Atkins diet took hold. But as the craze ebbed, bakers said their business has picked up.
Alison MacDaniel sells bread for a New Jersey baker at a farmers market in New York City. She said she had a feeling tastes would shift. As she put it, it seems like we're often "changing our minds about the healthiest things to eat or put in our bodies."
Atkins Nutritionals filed for Chapter 11 Monday, in part because of the weakening of low-carb diets.
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1 Comments:
Well what did Atkins expect? They succeeded in making Americans so thin and healthy that we no longer need their diet. It's the natural consequence...
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