New research finds that high carbohydrate intake is worse for one's health than a diet high in fats.
Go ahead and put a slice of cheese and extra bacon on that burger. A recently published study in The Lancet calls into question the long-running nutritional guidelines advocated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) since its formation in 1960. The study, which followed 135,335 people in 18 countries on five continents, found that “high carbohydrate intake was associated with higher risk of mortality, whereas total fat and individual types of fat were related to lower total mortality.” It was also concluded, “Total fat and types of fat were not associated with cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, or cardiovascular disease mortality, whereas saturated fat had an inverse association with stroke.” The researchers suggest, “Dietary guidelines should be reconsidered in light of these findings.”
This research seems to corroborate a 2010 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that asserted, “There is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease.”
Yet the USDA nutritional guidelines continue to promote the notion that a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet is healthier. Meanwhile, the obesity problem in America has only been getting worse. Of course, government-recommended dietary guidelines on food consumption may not be the primary culprit for America’s obesity epidemic, as lower average activity levels since the 1980s may be the greater cause. But the point is that the science is not settled on this issue, even though the USDA has projected it as such for decades.
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5 comments:
Dave T: This matches our government - upside down.
Ok so how come everything South Park makes a joke about comes true! They did this a couple years ago too.
It was the government (working for the corporations) who made the triangle upside down. What is up, shall be down. As above, so below.
To B1, Ask1, so on.
It was all for money. Sell more grains so the agriculture corporations could make more profits.
I have made a lifelong project of ignoring these government "experts".
When I developed Type II Diabetes I switched my diet from high carbs to high protein, moderate fat and low carbs. I lost weight and my blood sugar dropped back into the normal range. I never had to take insulin, just Metformin, and was eventually able to discontinue that, as well.
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