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If I told you that the healthy food you prepare will lead to obesity, diabetes and cancer, would you believe me?
How about if I said that some of the government guidelines used to describe a healthy diet have been proven to be incorrect?
Join me as we go down the rabbit hole and explore recent scientific studies that deny the status quo – be warned, once you open Pandora’s box there is no turning back!
It is common wisdom in today’s modern world that fatty and high calorie foods should be avoided in favor of healthier options such as pasta, rice, wholegrain breads and cereals.
But did you know that these foods are very high in carbohydrates and studies show that high carbohydrate foods are a major contributor to weight gain?
In addition, these foods can increase the risk of long term health problems such as cancer and diabetes.
On the flip side, studies show that diets low in carbohydrates increase weight loss, slow the growth of cancer, reduce the risk of diabetes and can even be used as a treatment for managing epilepsy.
This raises the obvious question: why are we given this incorrect advice?
The answer is simple: politicians who pretend to be scientists
To use modern terminologies, the “war on fat” was advocated and approved by US Senator George McGovern’s and his Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs in the 1970′s.
In 1977, it issued a new set of nutritional guidelines for Americans that sought to combat leading killer health conditions. Titled Dietary Goals for the United States, but also known as the “McGovern Report”, it suggested that Americans eat less fat, less cholesterol, less refined and processed sugars, and more complex carbohydrates and fiber. Source: Wikipedia
So – why do we get fat? I know what you’re thinking – “because we eat too much and don’t do enough exercise”. It’s boilerplate diet advice.This resulted in the promotion of low fat foods such as pasta, rice and potatoes, much to the dismay of the cattle, dairy, egg and sugar industries.
Unfortunately, this advice doesn’t hold up under scientific scrutiny.
A dangerous side of this is increased insulin resistance that can lead to Type-2 Diabetes.
The opposite is true when it comes to low carb diets which improve insulin sensitivity.
It’s good to be skeptical. I’ll be adding upcoming studies as I find them which are going to dig deeper into the questions surrounding the debate:
- The Eat Smart Study: A randomised controlled trial of a reduced carbohydrate versus a low fat diet for weight loss in obese adolescents
If you want to learn more about low carbohydrate diets I’d recommend having a look at the low carb food library which contains over 30,000 products analysed by their carbohydrate content, making it easy to find low carb alternatives for food currently in your diet.
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