Thoughts on diet high in fat??

jgnatca

@stevencloser the US gets a better grade when one looks at a state map. The obesity epidemic is uneven.



So I think the reasons are more regional than systemic. What is different about the states that rate highest in obesity? What are the "good" states doing right?

lemurcat12

jgnatca wrote: »

@stevencloser the US gets a better grade when one looks at a state map. The obesity epidemic is uneven.



So I think the reasons are more regional than systemic. What is different about the states that rate highest in obesity? What are the "good" states doing right?

Apparently there's some doubt about the stats. See: http://www.uab.edu/news/latest/item/3350-south-not-the-fattest-part-of-us-after-all-study-says.

Fvaisey

stevencloser wrote: »

Fvaisey wrote: »

Acg67 wrote: »

What happens to the carbs is that they are all turned into saturated fat. This then raises VLDL levels and these, in turn becomes LDL. Yet eating carbs is supposed to be healthy, and eating saturated fat is unhealthy. Go figure."

Yup, there has been zero overfeeding trials looking at what happens during carb overfeeding.

Actually the USDA has put us on a 50 year Carb overfeeding trial. Results: 60-70% of the American population is overweight. High levels of type 2 diabetes, cancer, arthritis....

Sweden is bucking the trend by recommending a low carb diet for their nation. I believe the results are promising so far. I wonder what the verdict will be in 50 years.

I think, as with most things a balance will be found.

http://www.helgilibrary.com/indicators/index/sugar-consumption-per-capita
https://www.statsmonkey.com/table/20586-list-of-countries-by-sugar-consumption.php

The USA is only 38th place in sugar consumption, but last I checked the USA was #1 in obesity.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Obesity_country_comparison_-_path.svg

Well, I was attempting to find some stats on carb consumption vs sugar consumption and found this site: Global Nutrient Consumption and BMI Which didn't support my view at all. SO I think I'll just shut up for the moment. lol

yarwell

stevencloser wrote: »

The USA is only 38th place in sugar consumption, but last I checked the USA was #1 in obesity.

add in the HFCS and see where you are. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/02/05/where-people-around-the-world-eat-the-most-sugar-and-fat/

1st for intake of sugars, 16th for fat ?