I admit it, I love carbs, and it does pain me to write this piece today. I grew up eating so much good pasta (from spaghetti to egg fettuccine) and so many great rice dishes that these types of carbs have become centerpieces of my every week diet. For many years I scoffed at those low carb diets as a dieter's "easy way out" of having to exercise and eat right. But it seems that low carb diets are actually heart healthy.

A study done by Temple University's Center for Obesity Research and...