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After snubbing the advice to eat a low fat diet for most of my life I was surprised and happy to see this excellent documentary by Dr Maryanne Demasi for Catalyst (ABC). I've always been a believer in eating fats in our diet such as leaving the fat on a steak, butter, avocados, nuts, etc and this episode vindicates me
Unfortunately, the video seems to have been taken down or something because I can't seem to play it? Anyway, the link below gives an amended transcript of the show and if you didn't see the video I highly recommend reading LOW CARB DIET: FAT OR FICTION if you're interested in weight loss and body mechanics.
Basically, the show turns the "food pyramid" (most of us grew up learning) upside down and instead of eating more breads and grains we should be eating more fat and hardly any carbs! It's to do with how the body actually processes the food and scientists have now found proof through studies showing most people metabolise fats much easier than carbs/sugars and a diet high in fat and low in carb can not only help people to lose weight but it makes them healthier and gives them more energy for longer.
For example, they have found big improvements in elite athletes performances who go on a low carb diet high in fats after being on a conventional low fat diet.
The other myth that has recently been debunked, is the risk of heart disease from eating saturated fats apparently that's all bull!
I remember my Grandfather's diet and he ate whole foods with plenty of fat and lard on bread (drippings). He lived to 91 and it wasn't his heart that took him in the end.
So the new recommendation now for a healthy diet is to ditch the pyramid, eat lots of fats, protein, and greens but drastically reduce breads, pastas, rice, sugar, and processed foods. Sounds like common sense to me!
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4126228.htm
Unfortunately, the video seems to have been taken down or something because I can't seem to play it? Anyway, the link below gives an amended transcript of the show and if you didn't see the video I highly recommend reading LOW CARB DIET: FAT OR FICTION if you're interested in weight loss and body mechanics.
Basically, the show turns the "food pyramid" (most of us grew up learning) upside down and instead of eating more breads and grains we should be eating more fat and hardly any carbs! It's to do with how the body actually processes the food and scientists have now found proof through studies showing most people metabolise fats much easier than carbs/sugars and a diet high in fat and low in carb can not only help people to lose weight but it makes them healthier and gives them more energy for longer.
For example, they have found big improvements in elite athletes performances who go on a low carb diet high in fats after being on a conventional low fat diet.
The other myth that has recently been debunked, is the risk of heart disease from eating saturated fats apparently that's all bull!
I remember my Grandfather's diet and he ate whole foods with plenty of fat and lard on bread (drippings). He lived to 91 and it wasn't his heart that took him in the end.
So the new recommendation now for a healthy diet is to ditch the pyramid, eat lots of fats, protein, and greens but drastically reduce breads, pastas, rice, sugar, and processed foods. Sounds like common sense to me!
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4126228.htm