A hastily convened
meeting of the dietary support team has met to consider Douglas’s latest dietary
faux pas.
Ken
offered “I agree with you, Dr DiNicolantonio's opinion doesn't really say
anything new”.
The support team
were flummoxed “Hadn't Ken endlessly repeated his mantra high fat bad?”
Dr
DiNicolantonio's article was published in a peer reviewed BMJ journal dedicated
to publishing research in all areas of cardiovascular medicine.
The
paper is well written with 39 supporting references and is structured in the following manner:
·
History
of the low-fat ‘diet-heart’ hypothesis
·
The
consequences of replacing saturated fats with carbohydrates
·
The
consequences of replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated (Ω-6) fats
·
Lack of
evidence for a low-fat diet
·
Dietary
recommendations based on evidence from the literature.
The section “Dietary recommendations based on evidence from the literature” is summarised below.
The section “Dietary recommendations based on evidence from the literature” is summarised below.
·
Dietary
guideline recommendations suggesting the replacement of saturated fat with
carbohydrates/Ω-6 polyunsaturated fats do not reflect the current evidence
in the literature.
·
A
change in these recommendations is drastically needed as public health could be
at risk.
·
The
increase in the prevalence of diabetes and obesity in the USA occurred with an
increase in the consumption of carbohydrate not saturated fat.
·
There
is no conclusive proof that a low-fat diet has any positive effects on health.
Indeed, the literature indicates a general lack of any effect (good or bad)
from a reduction in fat intake.
·
The
public fear that saturated fat raises cholesterol is completely unfounded as
the low-density lipoprotein particle size distribution is worsened when fat is
replaced with carbohydrate.
·
A
public health campaign is drastically needed to educate on the harms of a diet
high in carbohydrate/sugar.
·
It
would be naive to assume that any recommendations related to carbohydrate or
fat intake would apply to processed foods, which undoubtedly should be avoided
if possible.
Clearly Ken doesn’t appreciate the difference between his own poorly
informed opinions and the research and weight of evidence needed to get a
publication accepted in a peer reviewed BMJ journal.
Ken
is not alone at DCUK. ln the
same thread above for Dillinger a certain AnnieC offered “Don't think I will be changing from low fat any time
soon as it suits me and I don't think my body needs saturated animal fat but
everyone to their own opinion”
The Support Team meeting
ended with most members in despair and hoping that perhaps the continuing use of Ken's alter
ego "Douglas" would minimise future embarrassment.
John
2 comments:
Any one up for a spoonful of lowfat low cal ice cream? Quick now, duggie is going hypo
Hypo? – Ken’s still dancing to Donna’s disco beat “four on the floor” “four on the floor”
Edit Sorry I'm misquoting Ken it should be "four's the floor"
John
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