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Scientists Confirm Healthfulness of Pasta as Good Carbohydrate; In Response to Low-Carb Diet Fad, Leading Health and Food Authorities Update and Confirm Health Benefits of Pasta Meals.

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ROME, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A committee of scientists and food authorities today released a consensus statement concluding that pasta is a healthy carbohydrate that provides solid nutritional benefits when eaten as part of a balanced meal. The consensus is the outcome of "Healthy Pasta Meals," a three-day conference that dispelled confusion about pasta, carbohydrates, and weight loss; examined the health risks of high-fat, low-carb diets; and identified the healthiest pasta meals.

"Confused by the low-carb diet craze, people are avoiding some of their favorite foods - like pasta - and moving away from healthy, balanced diets," said K. Dun Gifford, Founder and President of Oldways Preservation Trust, a Boston-based nonprofit food issues think tank and organizer of the conference.

"The good news of this conference is what high-level scientists have always said: A balanced diet is key to maintaining a healthy weight -- not extreme fad diets that pose dangerous health risks."…

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