Sweden becomes the first country to reject low-fat diet dogma
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Sweden becomes the first country to reject low-fat diet dogma
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Re: Sweden becomes the first country to reject low-fat diet dogma
#2As my healthiest, I was on Low Carb High Fat. It all went away when I went to Asia... :/
Re: Sweden becomes the first country to reject low-fat diet dogma
#3Fat is not the enemy. Fat that you eat can be converted handily into energy. An overabundance of carbs is the enemy! It's hilarious to me that people who think nothing of downing a 48 oz Dr Pepper, then getting a refill, after a dinner featuring potatoes, pasta, and bread will thumb their nose at having a 12 oz glass of whole milk. Those carbs, especially when consumed late in the day, go straight into fat.
The nutrition information we were given in school is mostly a load of baloney, and puts me in mind of the cargo cult science Richard Feynman discussion from the other day https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6543791 . It's interesting how much of this nutrition information passes without being scientifically proven.
Re: Sweden becomes the first country to reject low-fat diet dogma
#4Loading up beacon and eggs while putting butter in your coffee and refusing slices of bread (whole grain of course) and then explaining you do it for health reasons is priceless ;)
On serious note, evidence is there it's time to at least tell people they have a choice. Low carb did wonders to my family members (fat whole life, skinny and feeling great now) and when I keep at it (instead of succumbing to sugar addiction) I fell way better as well. It's safe, many (maybe even most) people function much better while eating this way and there is no way you get fat on it.
Re: Sweden becomes the first country to reject low-fat diet dogma
#5Ok, bacon, sausage, and egg omelette it is for dinner, then!
Re: Sweden becomes the first country to reject low-fat diet dogma
#6For some easy to read, well summarized evidence of high fat diets, Science journalist Gary Taubes has a few books on the subject http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Fat-About/dp/0307474259?tag...
Re: Sweden becomes the first country to reject low-fat diet dogma
#7My wife and I have been on a very low carb / high fat diet for the last 4 months, and we have never felt better. Eating lots of eggs, bacon, steak, butter, some veggies and fruit. We both lost weight too. Also cut out processed food, sugar and grains — bread, pasta, rice, cereal — basically a ketogenic diet, which adapts the body to burning fat more readily.
We both have also noticed that we just feel more mental clarity, more energy and no cravings for junk food. It is amazing. I hope this message gets through in the U.S. eventually.
Re: Sweden becomes the first country to reject low-fat diet dogma
#8Fat is not the enemy. Fat that you eat can be converted handily into energy. An overabundance of carbs is the enemy! It's hilarious to me that people who think nothing of downing a 48 oz Dr Pepper, then getting a refill, after a dinner featuring potatoes, pasta, and bread will thumb their nose at having a 12 oz glass of whole milk. Those carbs, especially when consumed late in the day, go straight into fat. The nutri…
I am usually not quick to jump on conspiracy bandwagon but I really think it's malice at this point not incompetence.
Re: Sweden becomes the first country to reject low-fat diet dogma
#9I've been happily low-carb for the last couple of years or so. It's worked great for me.
Occasionally I relapse (hmm, chocolate), and every time I do for any substantial period, I see the effect on my weight. So long as I stick to low-carb, I don't have to worry about what I eat... just eat as much as I feel like, whenever I feel like - but low carb.
Re: Sweden becomes the first country to reject low-fat diet dogma
#10I would highly recommend watching the BBC documentary "The Men Who Made Us Fat". This reaches broadly the same conclusions. Fat is fairly innocuous, but the real danger food is Sugar, and artificial sweeteners tend to make things worse.