What if fresh vegetables aren't the healthiest choice? What if a low-fat diet has virtually no impact on our hearts? What if what everything we know about eating well is just a myth?

It was halfway through the second episode of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. My hand, bearing a potato chip laden with French onion dip, stopped halfway to my mouth. Unless the show got cancelled, which I was hoping was unlikely (Who knew that Matthew Perry could so convincingly play a character other than Chandler?) I had at least 11 weeks left of sitting here on Monday nights. Then, of course, there's Lost on Wednesdays and The Office on Thursdays. And when does 24 start up again?

Finally, a study that's really helpful; a study of all those confounding studies! I don't want to say I told you so, but, well, OK, that's actually exactly what I want to say and

Confused about low-carb, low-fat diets? Acclaimed nutritionist and physician Andrew Weil, M. D., explores the dangers and the fallacies behind the fads. He offers a commonsense approach to controling your carbohydrate consumption, by distinguishing the differences between carbs, and explaining their impact on bloodsugar. Find out how his book, “Eating Well for Optimum Health” can give you a new outlook on eating.

It's another form of selling sickness. Now more than ever, food marketers are pushing items that fit within the dietary constrictions of various chronic illnesses.

Sick people are the ultimate demographic with more than 70 million suffering from heart problems, 21 million managing diabetes, and two-thirds of American adults struggling with obesity. Low-fat, low-sugar, and other specialty items (don't forget low carb, no salt and dairy-free products) are filling grocery aisles.