TromboneAl
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Regarding Cholesterol:
The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. » Low-carbohydrate diets increase LDL: debunking the myth
Sometimes I see the dietary guidelines as a progression.
In 1992, all fats were bad, and all grains were good:
But that changed. Now, some kinds of fats (olive oil, for example) are good for you, and some kinds of grains (white rice, for example) are bad for you.
If you ever think that the medical establishment and the government can't be wrong about this stuff, realize how big of a change that is.
I see that change to be a desperate attempt to resolve the conventional wisdom with actual data.
I see the next step, years down the road, as realizing that in fact all fat is good and all grains are bad.
An interesting thing concerning fat. A slice of bacon, which is thought to be so bad, has 3 g of total fat, 1 g of saturated fat, and 2 g of unsaturated fat. In other words much of the fat in bacon is the so-called healthy type.
Olive oil is 14% "unhealthy" saturated fat.
The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. » Low-carbohydrate diets increase LDL: debunking the myth
Sometimes I see the dietary guidelines as a progression.
In 1992, all fats were bad, and all grains were good:
But that changed. Now, some kinds of fats (olive oil, for example) are good for you, and some kinds of grains (white rice, for example) are bad for you.
If you ever think that the medical establishment and the government can't be wrong about this stuff, realize how big of a change that is.
I see that change to be a desperate attempt to resolve the conventional wisdom with actual data.
I see the next step, years down the road, as realizing that in fact all fat is good and all grains are bad.
An interesting thing concerning fat. A slice of bacon, which is thought to be so bad, has 3 g of total fat, 1 g of saturated fat, and 2 g of unsaturated fat. In other words much of the fat in bacon is the so-called healthy type.
Olive oil is 14% "unhealthy" saturated fat.