Thought for the Day: ”Pain is temporary, quitting is for ever.” — Jesse
“The theory was that a low-fat/high-carb diet would control weight and help prevent killer diseases. But most of the studies that followed failed to show a direct link between fat in the diet and heart disease and cancer. But by then it was too late even science couldn’t shake the prevailing wisdom that all fats are bad, and all carbs are good,” explained Dr. Timothy Johnson ABC NEWS medical editor.
By investigating the genesis of this theory. Gary Taubes found that the government’s initial decision 30 years ago to promote low-fat diets was not based on recommendations from doctors or scientists but rather LAWYERS who worked for Sen. George McGovern in the mid-1970s.
“They come out with this document and it just sets this ball rolling where finally some government body is telling Americans to eat less fat and more carbohydrates”, Taubes said. With the release of the government’s “food Pyramid” in the early 1990s, it was official: the low-fat/high-carb diet was America’s food plain.
At the pyramid’s base are the foods considered the staple of the healthy low-fat diet: refined carbohydrates such as bread, cereal, rice and pasta. At the narrow top indicating that they should be used sparingly, if at all: fats and oils. Fat: Friend or Foe?
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Jesse L.S.C.T.
