Tag Archive for: high-carbohydrate

As Much Sugar As You Want!

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Continuing the topic from Tuesday’s message, I’m going take a look at one specific statement that the author made in his article in JAMA (1). I chose it because he specifically stated it was used to justify the increase in carbohydrate recommendations in public health policy. I also had never heard of it before—and I’ve been around awhile. The inner quote was taken from an article written in 2001 (2) that was used as a reference in . . .

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Low Fat: A Failed Public Policy?

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The recent series of messages on health hooligans was something I’ve wanted to write about for a long time. No sooner did I finish it than I got an email from JAMA announcing an opinion piece on the low-fat diet we’ve been told to follow for over 40 years (1). I spent some time over the past few weeks checking the piece and the research behind it.

The opinion was written by an expert in endocrinology, a physician and researcher. He has the credentials. But he is one of a number of scientists who’ve become critics . . .

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