Is "low fat" all it's cracked up to be?
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AliceNov2011
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http://www.dietdoctor.com/the-death-of-the-low-fat-diet
The Death of the Low-Fat Diet
It’s February 25, 2013, and the low-fat diet is dead.
The low-fat diet has been on life support since 2006, when the failure of the WHI-trial was published. A low-fat diet did not succeed in preventing heart disease. Instead people with pre-existing heart disease had a 30 percent increase in risk of heart disease!
Now it’s game over. Today the result of another large trial is published i NEJM. About 7,500 people were randomized to either get advice on a low fat diet or a Mediterranean diet with more fat, specifically olive oil or nuts. After almost five years the trial was stopped in advance. The result was clear. The group getting the low-fat diet advice got significantly more heart disease, again.
An earlier report from the same trial looked at the risk of diabetes. People exposed to low-fat diet had a much higher risk of getting diabetes. And study after study show that people have a harder time losing weight on a low-fat diet. So it’s more obesity, more diabetes and more heart disease on low-fat.
R.I.P. low-fat diet. Welcome back, fat.
The Death of the Low-Fat Diet
It’s February 25, 2013, and the low-fat diet is dead.
The low-fat diet has been on life support since 2006, when the failure of the WHI-trial was published. A low-fat diet did not succeed in preventing heart disease. Instead people with pre-existing heart disease had a 30 percent increase in risk of heart disease!
Now it’s game over. Today the result of another large trial is published i NEJM. About 7,500 people were randomized to either get advice on a low fat diet or a Mediterranean diet with more fat, specifically olive oil or nuts. After almost five years the trial was stopped in advance. The result was clear. The group getting the low-fat diet advice got significantly more heart disease, again.
An earlier report from the same trial looked at the risk of diabetes. People exposed to low-fat diet had a much higher risk of getting diabetes. And study after study show that people have a harder time losing weight on a low-fat diet. So it’s more obesity, more diabetes and more heart disease on low-fat.
R.I.P. low-fat diet. Welcome back, fat.
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great to see some supporting information to this...thanks Alice0
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Agreed. Totally appreciate that. Could never get used to the low-fat versions... especially cheese, so I just ate less.0
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Good insight. I could never stick to a low-fat plan either. It tasteless. Bad enough I got to watch the salt as it is, lol!0
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Balance is the key, got to have that for anything to work long term. Thanks for posting Alice
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Where did we get the idea that swapping white flour and sugar for fat would be "good" for us, anyway? I'm so glad, since eating protein, fiber, and fat keeps me full and makes me happy. :drinker:0
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YAY! So I will continue on with my cocoa-roasted almonds!0
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Thanks for sharing. R.I.P. low fat. I find sticking to REAL, NATURAL foods, as close to its original form as possible, works best for me, everything else is just a marketing gimmick.0
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well said low fat foods tend to be loaded with sugars and other unhealthy items, a good balance of whole foods as long as it is within your limit0
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I just cannot stand the taste of them. I have eaten regular all my life and it was not the fats in food that got me heavy.0
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^^^^THIS^^^^Where did we get the idea that swapping white flour and sugar for fat would be "good" for us, anyway? I'm so glad, since eating protein, fiber, and fat keeps me full and makes me happy. :drinker:
Thanks for posting Alice :bigsmile:0
