Short and Sweet. 3 in 1.

baconThis is a short and sweet summary of the last 3 posts I’ve put on my Facebook page in case you missed them. They are are about how our current stance on saturated fat and carbs is wrong and we need to change(1).

The oils that have been lauded as “heart healthy” are not what they claim to be(2), and the “healthy whole wheat(3)” is anything but. Eating low fat and high carb is actually causing more obesity and co-morbidities. Bottom line, eat more real, unprocessed food, and avoid the “heart healthy” boxed snacks and packaged foods.

Cholesterol is vital. Eating cholesterol free and avoiding saturated fats and replacing those lost calories with low-calorie packaged carbs only reduces the “good” cholesterol and increases your risk of heart disease.(4)

The War on Saturated Fat

The BMJ knows what’s up! “Saturated fat is not the widow-maker it’s been made out to be, …The more likely culprits are empty carbs and added sugar.” Yes, it’s an opinion piece, by a British cardiologist. “Three-quarters of patients admitt…ed to the hospital with acute myocardial infarction do not have high total cholesterol.”

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-saturated-fat-20131022,0,2193813.story#axzz2kXEKu45I

 

‘Healthy’ vegetable oils

This is a short review of a Canadian study that goes against the “heart healthy” oil mantra. It may also show the lack of connection between cholesterol and overall heart disease mortality.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131111122105.htm

 

Sweden Rejects Low-Fat Dogma

Sweden has become the first Western nation to develop national dietary guidelines that reject the popular low-fat diet dogma in favor of  low-carb high-fat nutrition advice.

http://healthimpactnews.com/2013/sweden-becomes-first-western-nation-to-reject-low-fat-diet-dogma-in-favor-of-low-carb-high-fat-nutrition/