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20% of sodium and saturated fat calories for a single meal doesn't really sound very alarming.
> Since a soggy PB&J is unappealing, Dr. Roberto says it’s pretty easy to rein in the amount of sweet jam. “There’s a built-in mechanism against overjellying,” she says. “It’s a really nice type of sandwich.” The trick is to put peanut butter on both pieces of bread so it can't absorb the jam. Then you can put as much as you like :-).
Ugh, bad time to read that as I’m about to go to an office lunch where Italian sandwiches are being served.
Nothing tortillas can't fix.
As always, eat less, move more.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-end-t...
When I roast a chicken I save the breast for sandwiches, but there's a reason people don't make their sandwiches that way: processed meats are much cheaper. You might as well write an article that the American sandwich has a cost problem. Face it: the sandwich is a luxury food. Healthier things are often cheaper, too. The vegetable street taco at my nearest taco truck is almost a complete diet by itself, and it's the…
> Sandwiches are the number one source of sodium and saturated fat in Americans’ diets, making up about one-fifth of our daily sodium intake and 19% of our daily saturated fat calories 20% of sodium and saturated fat calories for a single meal doesn't really sound very alarming.
Low-fat wasn't just a "push". Medical experts effectively lobbied the government to introduce dietary mandates at very high levels (like nutrition percentages) and on low levels (school lunches). The end result was carbs, carbs, carbs, cheap carbs.
The glycemic index is probably one of the most underrated aspects for diet. It boggles my mind that the doctor at the end recommended a PB&J. Sure - in a complete vacuum it has fewer calories. But you are going to end up way hungrier and crankier calorie-for-calorie.
The wording of this either is confusing or is a huge understatement. Does this mean that eating a serving a day for some time period correlates with a huge increase in heart disease and diabetes or, read literally, that each day you eat a serving of processed meat correlates to a huge increased risk (which would further increase across more days)?