Carb Addiction!

If a brewing company introduced an extra-high alcohol content beer, there would undoubtedly be a certain amount of outcry over the dangers of abuse, at least in some populations.  But apparently carbohydrates and sugar are still held to a very different standard.  Maybe it is because so much of this type of creation emerges from the edgy foodie culture.
Some examples of products humans managed to live without for many thousands of years:

http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/07/this-week-at-serious-eats-world-headquarters-20110729-slideshow.html#show-176604

And there are artists who just do cakes and donuts etc...  is it meant to be ironic? Or is it a way of feeding the addiction, heightening the intensity in between snacks?

And then there is the cupcake proliferation:


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And from the Research Labs, the innovation continues around the clock...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811876373/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=cakespycom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399377&creativeASIN=0811876373

And whatever side of the culture wars -- Red State, Blue State or something else -- there is a place in the high carb universe for you:

It isn't enough to try to argue the medical science, and the statistics; this is a full-fledged society level addiction which needs to be confronted head-on.  There are significant economic forces at work here, just like on the pharmaceutical and agribusiness side of the battle .