The Change Mariner

Low-Carb Impact

Times Dispatch:

Restaurants everywhere are racing to put low-carb foods on their menus, as Americans turn en masse to the high-protein, low-carb lifestyle. Cheeseburgers and bunless burgers are rampant, as are buffalo wings and sour cream.

But there are casualities, too - bakeries and pasta shops.

One group considering a new approach is America's pizza makers. About 3 billion pizzas are consumed in the nation each year, according to the National Association of Pizzeria Operators. To keep up with the low-carb craze, pizza makers are considering a low-carb dough for pizzas.