It’s hard to imagine that manufacturers of processed foods continue to think it’s a good idea to put the term “low-fat” on their labels to enhance sales. Maybe it is a good idea from a sales perspective because so many people still buy into the notion that a low fat diet is a good idea. But that is absolutely in direct contradiction with current science.
In a new study just published in the highly regarded journal Lancet, researchers from multiple highly-regarded institutions around the world studied an incredibly large number of individuals ages 35 to 70 year (135,335), from 18 countries, over an average of 7.4 years. They carried out very specific assessments of the foods that these individuals ate and evaluated their food choices in terms of macro-nutrient composition (carbohydrates, protein, and fat), and specifically broke the fat consumption down to evaluate saturated fat, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fats. Further, they compared the diets to the risk of various endpoints including death, major cardiovascular event, stroke, and heart failure.
What the researchers discovered in this extensive study was really quite compelling..
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In moderation lol. Having obese children should still be child abuse.
ReplyDeleteWar on fat was started by the sugar industry. If you look at the nutrition facts for low fat items they are usually high in sugar. Mass produced food has a ridiculous amount of sugar in it contributing to diabetes, obesity and heart disease.
ReplyDeleteNot just sugar but high fructose corn syrups. Lean animal and fish proteins developed the large brains that we now have and seldom use and put us at the top of the food chain. To do leisurely and sporting things like rape pillage and plunder and explore the cosmos. It's gods gift to us.
ReplyDeleteBoogs and Thrashers - grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat for one's diet! Then Fischer's popcorn for dessert!
ReplyDeleteYUMMY!!!!!!!!
Sugar has replaced MSG in most foods , people shop with their eyes and taste.
ReplyDelete6:04 right on sugar , right on corn surup. Wrong on lean meat. High fat meat and fish suppress hunger and is better for you than high carbs. Eating all in moderation is a wish not an obtainable goal.
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ReplyDeleteMy experience as well
True but low or no carbs and absolutely no sugar.
ReplyDeleteLots of salt is important too.
ReplyDeleteWatch TCM on cable and see old movies. When there is a scene in the open from a movie made in the '40s you will see people that look fat just like today.
ReplyDeleteThis notion that obesity is some new scourge is ridiculous.
Oh, it doesn't need to be a scene filmed in America either.