Low Carb Diet vs. Low Fat Diet - The Truth About Fat and Cholesterol

How did the "dietary fat is bad" roller coaster getalso benefit the brain, improve arthritis symptoms
started? Investigative reporter Gary Taub in hisand skin tone.For the last 20 years the Food
insightful and through research report published inPyramid put together by the National Institute of
the New York Times Magazine explains whatHealth has expounded the following advice: "Start
happened."It all began in 1977", says Taub, "whenoff with plenty of breads, cereals, rice, pasta,
a Senate committee led by George McGovernvegetables and fruit and go easy on the fats, oils
published its 'Dietary Goals for the United States',and sweets."As you can see, the NIH lumps
which warned Americans to curb their fat intakevegetables, fruit and white flour in the same box
to abate a supposed epidemic of "killer diseases".and makes the unlikely association of essential
It peaked in 1984, when the National Institutes offatty acids with sugar. This food pyramid would
Health officially recommended that all Americansbe closer to accurate if it was turned upside
eat less fat.The food industry jumped on thedown. The new one published recently isn't much
roller coaster with a flood of new low fatbetter but at least it finally requires manufacturers
products to meet the new recommendations. Fatto list trans fats on the label. Trans fats are far
was replaced with sugar or high fructose cornmore dangerous than saturated fat. What more
syrup to replace lost flavor. Millions were spent oncould you expect from a government
advertising as the "low fat train" picked upbureaucracy?The link between eating fat and
speed.The low fat diet message effectivelygetting heart disease has never been proven
ignores the fact that some fats, such as olive oil,although the N.I.H conducted five major studies
coconut oil and the omega 3 oils such as fish, flaxand spent several hundred million dollars trying to
and borage oil are essential for heart health. Theyshow a connection.