It's sad the way new information about nutrition and diets gets twisted by the media and people's natural inclination to oversimplify. Take the current hype about low-carb foods. The popularity of anti-carb diets such as Atkins has gotten so high that restaurants and manufacturers are all jumping on the low-carb bandwagon. For many people the message has boiled down to a simple formula: high carb = bad, low carb = good. Nevermind the fact that many of the low carb products that are being peddled are actually rather high in fat, sometimes saturated fat. No distinction is made between good carbs, such as those found in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, and the carbs contained in a candy bar or a slice of Wonder white bread.
Remember just a few years ago when "low fat" were the buzzwords? Eventually, it dawned on people that a lot of these products were low fat but were actually very high in calories/sugar. But that doesn't mean that we shouldn't eat foods low in fat. It means we shouldn't eat foods high in calories and/or sugar.
As American society becomes more and more dependent on pre-prepared, processed foods, we will probably continue to fall victim to these distortions of the nutritional facts.
Meanwhile, the price of eggs goes through the roof, and there is a new steak house opening on every corner. Oh well. More whole wheat sourdough bread for me!