This quote, written by author Barbara Kingsolver, is from the most recent entry in Dr. Michael Eades' blog, link included:

"People hold to their food customs because of the positives: comfort, nourishment, heavenly aromas. A sturdy food tradition even calls to outsiders; plenty of red-blooded Americans will happily eat Italian, French, Thai, Chinese, you name it. But try the reverse: hand the Atkins menu to a French person, and run for your life."

Dr. Eades' response:

"I would counter that the Frenchman would see more similarities in a low-carb diet, full of meat, fat, green leafy and colorful fruits and vegetables than he would in the standard American diet filled with all the high-carb crap most people here eat. He might miss a slice of bread or two here and there, but that would be the main difference."

Link to his blog:

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=709

Yup...I picked this book up to purchase it because I enjoy Kingsolver...but was so unimpressed after flipping through it that I left it at checkout.