...It's not just food being pitched as low-carb, it's beverages as well - specifically, of the alcoholic variety. Smirnoff, the world's top-selling vodka, is riding the Atkins craze with a new series of ads proudly proclaiming its product has zero carbs. Wow. That's great. Hey, you know what also has zero carbs? Heroin. Yeah, it has zero carbs. Unfortunately, it's very high in heroin. Bit of a mixed message dietarily speaking: no carbs, but...quite a bit of heroin.
