Sudanese Sticking to Low-Carb Diets



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Joe the Aroma

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The low-carb diet trend may have peaked in the United States, but don't try
telling residents of southern Sudan that it was just a fad.

"Almost everyone I know is eating low-carb," says Ken Ndongwe, a resident of
the Happy Hills Refugee Camp near the border with Chad.

In many other parts of the world the low carb diet remains extremely
popular. North Korea and Afghanistan have long heeded the call to the diet's
allure and experts claim that it was popular in Bangladesh for years before
it became a phenomenon in the United States.

"There's this perception that Atkin's and South Beach and the like are
ritzy, flashy, celebrity-driven crazes of interest only to those in wealthy
countries. Not so - people are concerned about their weight everywhere,"
says nutrition expert Marietta Galdes.

"It's not just diet - exercise is important too," admits Sarona Obe Makemba,
another resident of Happy Hills. "For example, I walk eight miles every
morning to get water and search for firewood."

The slender 34-year-old has almost achieved her target weight of 93 pounds
after a food-relief-related binge sent her ballooning towards 97 pounds.

Celebrities Flock to Sudanese Resorts

Amid signs that 'starvation is the new black', stars have rushed to
Fashionable Economic Zones to pick up the latest eating-disorder crazes.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been sighted in at least two third-world
countries since last week, ostensibly browsing for adoption possibilities.
In a scary near miss on Tuesday, the couple narrowly averted bumping into
Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, who has spent weeks eating long grass in
fields in the Sudan.

"It's so difficult being rich and misunderstood," Aniston told reporters. "I
was in a clinic for three weeks after I ate a twinky last June, but my
therapists tell me I've made a lot of progress since then."

Speaking candidly to Brainsnap, the actress announced that she was "totally
over Brad and wishes only the best for whatsername." She added that she felt
a new optimism toward her future. "At first I'm like oh-mi-god but now I'm
like ok-aaay. What I had with Brad was so like special but I fully expect
that that was the first of many such marriages."

Ms Aniston is staying in Khartoum at an exclusive resort where celebrities
can experience the complex pleasures of third-world guilt while still
enjoying the comforts of five-star living. According to her publicity agent
the actress is also working on an autobiography about her years with her
former husband, tentatively entitled, "African Poverty, and How It Relates
To The Break-Up of My Marriage."



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The low-carb diet trend may have peaked in the United States, but don't try
telling residents of southern Sudan that it was just a fad.

"Almost everyone I know is eating low-carb," says Ken Ndongwe, a resident of
the Happy Hills Refugee Camp near the border with Chad.

In many other parts of the world the low carb diet remains extremely
popular. North Korea and Afghanistan have long heeded the call to the diet's
allure and experts claim that it was popular in Bangladesh for years before
it became a phenomenon in the United States.

"There's this perception that Atkin's and South Beach and the like are
ritzy, flashy, celebrity-driven crazes of interest only to those in wealthy
countries. Not so - people are concerned about their weight everywhere,"
says nutrition expert Marietta Galdes.

"It's not just diet - exercise is important too," admits Sarona Obe Makemba,
another resident of Happy Hills. "For example, I walk eight miles every
morning to get water and search for firewood."

The slender 34-year-old has almost achieved her target weight of 93 pounds
after a food-relief-related binge sent her ballooning towards 97 pounds.

Celebrities Flock to Sudanese Resorts

Amid signs that 'starvation is the new black', stars have rushed to
Fashionable Economic Zones to pick up the latest eating-disorder crazes.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been sighted in at least two third-world
countries since last week, ostensibly browsing for adoption possibilities.
In a scary near miss on Tuesday, the couple narrowly averted bumping into
Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, who has spent weeks eating long grass in
fields in the Sudan.

"It's so difficult being rich and misunderstood," Aniston told reporters. "I
was in a clinic for three weeks after I ate a twinky last June, but my
therapists tell me I've made a lot of progress since then."

Speaking candidly to Brainsnap, the actress announced that she was "totally
over Brad and wishes only the best for whatsername." She added that she felt
a new optimism toward her future. "At first I'm like oh-mi-god but now I'm
like ok-aaay. What I had with Brad was so like special but I fully expect
that that was the first of many such marriages."

Ms Aniston is staying in Khartoum at an exclusive resort where celebrities
can experience the complex pleasures of third-world guilt while still
enjoying the comforts of five-star living. According to her publicity agent
the actress is also working on an autobiography about her years with her
former husband, tentatively entitled, "African Poverty, and How It Relates
To The Break-Up of My Marriage."



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