Article: Studies show Americans may have had their fill of low-carb diet craze.

Byline: Elizabeth Lee

Aug. 18--Jennifer Bebko has brought home low-carb peanut butter, Fudgsicles, pasta, bread and ice cream for herself and her husband to try.

But when she sneaked in the low-carb spaghetti sauce for dinner one night, that proved too much.

"My husband was like, 'Don't feed us that again,' " she said.

Judging by sales of low-carbohydrate food products, he's not the only one. The hottest diet trend of recent years has probably reached its peak, analysts say, although key parts of the low-carb lifestyle may be here to stay.

"There's a shakeout," said Iris Shaffer, executive director of the Low Carb Manufacturers Alliance.

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