I heard back from The American Heart Association about their response to the New York Times article a few weeks back that I commented on. In the official press release they said (in part):
"Over-consumption of high calorie foods, such as low-fat, high-carbohydrate
baked goods and snacks, is probably a contributing factor to America's
increasing girth. "During the 1980s and 1990s, the packaging claims of
low-fat products led many to believe that low-fat meant low-calorie. They
didn't realize the number of calories they were eating," says Bonow.
In 2000, the American Heart Association revised its dietary recommendations
to define and emphasize the importance of an overall dietary pattern,
instead of the Association's previous emphasis on reducing total fat
content. The guidelines continue to emphasize limiting dietary cholesterol,
saturated and trans-fat and to recommend a varied diet high in fresh
vegetables, fruits and whole grain products, lean meat, fish, poultry,
low-fat dairy products and unsaturated fats (such as olive oil and canola
oil)."
I can go along with that. Here is the entire press release. I just have noticed that I feel awful after consuming processed carbohydrates and better when eating nuts, carrots, steak, eggs, fish. As a matter of fact I claimed sushi as my ultimate food yesterday. Sushi can save our pudgy society.
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