Whenever I ask who we should send to colonize Mars, I humorously propose Bedouins since they are use to living in the harsh desert climate. Joke aside, inside our cultural realm the most sustainable group seems to be the "family in 50s". I take the same approach to dieting, eating a normal portion of variated traditional food will give you all the nutrients you need. Naturally not arguing that you should reject scientific studies.
Low-fat diet could kill you, major study shows
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Re: Low-fat diet could kill you, major study shows
#52as a consumer I don't know what to believe.
It seems like every other day some counter study is released.
I gave up and just decided to eat whatever the fuck I want.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is nothing wrong with butter and cheese, unless you happen to be fat and are trying to eat fewer calories. The main thing to avoid in burgers are the buns.
Even if you are fat there’s nothing wrong with butter and cheese. Especially if you are fat, IMO.
Correct, I was being a bit tongue in cheek.
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#54Last time I've been to US, in Cambridge, MA, it was next to impossible to buy a decent non-low fat yoghurt. It was like observing shelves full of junk food everywhere. Sigh.
yes really hard to buy a fullfat yogurt... I try to buy them for my children and all they have is lowfat & nofat.
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#55Sigh. I mean, they're right, but they're also still missing the concept of "What kind of fat?". Different kinds of fats effect you differently. This has been known for a long time. One my favorite blog posts summarizing some research on this point, on Butter vs Margarine, is 8 years old now, and it still hasn't penetrated the mainstream. http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/10/butter-vs-marg...
Golden quote from the comments there:
Re: [comment] touting margarine as a healthier choice.
One thing I've learned is that looking at intermediary effects of food - for instance, lowering LDL cholesterol - is not a good indicator that something is good for you or prevents heart disease.
If you look only at intermediary effects, you might miss some other effects of the food/substance that are harmful. (Cancer lowers cholesterol, but no one advocates getting it.)
I feel like that touches upon one of the problems in diet studies pretty well.
Re: Low-fat diet could kill you, major study shows
#56Sigh. I mean, they're right, but they're also still missing the concept of "What kind of fat?". Different kinds of fats effect you differently. This has been known for a long time. One my favorite blog posts summarizing some research on this point, on Butter vs Margarine, is 8 years old now, and it still hasn't penetrated the mainstream. http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/10/butter-vs-marg...
You sure thats not mainstream? NYC banned trans fats starting in July 2007. I learned about them in middle or high school 10-15 years ago.
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Re: Low-fat diet could kill you, major study shows
#57Stick to getting 1/3 of your calories from each one of 3 main groups: carbs, proteins and fat.
And while you're at it, stick to good carbs and good fat.
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#58as a consumer I don't know what to believe. It seems like every other day some counter study is released. I gave up and just decided to eat whatever the fuck I want.
It is not too complicated. Eliminate or significantly reduce, bread, potatoes, rice, skim milk, sugary stuff, and cereals from your diet and you will be healthier.
At our household we just got rid of bread and starch/carb sides and serve more vegetables to make up for it.
Re: Low-fat diet could kill you, major study shows
#59as a consumer I don't know what to believe. It seems like every other day some counter study is released. I gave up and just decided to eat whatever the fuck I want.
It is not too complicated. Eliminate or significantly reduce, bread, potatoes, rice, skim milk, sugary stuff, and cereals from your diet and you will be healthier. At our household we just got rid of bread and starch/carb sides and serve more vegetables to make up for it.
I switched my Western diet to strictly vegetarian Korean dishes a decade ago and feel so much better.
Basically, what I learned is that Western diet is designed to kill you. There's just no way all that carb and sugar is healthy.
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#60as a consumer I don't know what to believe. It seems like every other day some counter study is released. I gave up and just decided to eat whatever the fuck I want.
Thats exactly what many in the food industry intended. It is the same plan as the tobacco industry, as seen in the famous "Doubt is our product" memo: http://www.kevinhabits.com/doubt-is-our-product-fascinating-...