French bread eating declining - shocking!

An interesting article from NY Times about the French eating less bread, declining from one baguette per day for a man to one-half? In 1970 it would a whole baguette! Thus, the French have begun a campaign to promote bread eating as healthy and low sugar and fat. Good to avoid weight gain? In America we would say definitely no, avoid carbs, but France the bread lobby has a different view. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/world/europe/a-french-dining-staple-is-losing-its-place-at-the-table.html?_r=0