The last days of the low-fat diet fad

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The last days of the low-fat diet fad

But as Pollan points out, the idea that saturated fats are a less healthy fat just isn’t true, as the picture is fairly complex. Indeed, most foods are composed of a many different types of fats. For example, half the fat found in beef is unsaturated and most of that fat is the same monounsaturated fat found in olive oil. Lard is 60 percent unsaturated and most of the fat in chicken fat is unsaturated as well, according to Taubes 2008 book Good Calories, Bad Calories . In his New York Times article he writes, “Even saturated fats — AKA, the bad fats — are not nearly as deleterious as you would think. True, they will elevate your bad cholesterol, but they will also elevate your good cholesterol. In other words, it’s a virtual wash.” Taubes continues, “Foods considered more or less deadly under the low-fat dogma turn out to be comparatively benign if you actually look at the...

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@MarcJBrutus » 16 Aug '12, 5pm
RT @vanguardist: The last days of the low-fat diet fad [link]
@apibetpree » 12 Aug '12, 8am
RT @catherineruehle: Good info on fats and what the science now tells us about its effect on health [link]
@EntropicWaffle » 11 Aug '12, 11pm
Leaf lard, anyone? [link]
@GEZONDMETLCHF » 11 Aug '12, 9am
A spoonful of fat makes the pseudo-science go down [link]
@khan_karam » 09 Aug '12, 8pm
fat isnt as bad as you think [link]
@ShilohFarms » 08 Aug '12, 1pm
Studies show that dietary fat does not lead to weight gain & low fat diet foods can actually be harmful to your health. [link]
@catherineruehle » 07 Aug '12, 10pm
Good info on fats and what the science now tells us about its effect on health [link]
@Golfsullivan » 06 Aug '12, 9pm
Since writing a book on health, I have said "eat your good fats!!" The last days of the low-fat diet fad | Grist [link]
@ricktherocket12 » 06 Aug '12, 7pm
RT @dwendel: [Music to my ears!] The low-fat trend finally appears to be on its way out via @Grist. [link] #realfood #organic #paleo
@meredithhussein » 06 Aug '12, 2pm
[amen!]“@CarrieVitt: [Music to my ears!] low-fat trend finally appears to be on its way out. @Grist [link] #realfood #organic”
@CarrieVitt » 06 Aug '12, 2pm
[Music to my ears!] The low-fat trend finally appears to be on its way out via @Grist. [link] #realfood #organic #paleo
@marnar » 05 Aug '12, 9pm
RT @JoeriVanBelle: Gewoon weer lekker vet eten. Hup, aan die bbq “@marcevers: RT @robpatrob Nail is in the Low Fat coffin [link]”
@JoeriVanBelle » 05 Aug '12, 9pm
Gewoon weer lekker vet eten. Hup, aan die bbq “@marcevers: RT @robpatrob Nail is in the Low Fat coffin [link]”
@Ketogenic » 04 Aug '12, 2am
RT @elvisdechico: Eat fat, get thin! #LCHF [link]
@ATGnutrition » 04 Aug '12, 2am
@saragrafenauer Interested in your thoughts - [link]
@meggerino » 03 Aug '12, 8pm
RT @SethDrabinsky: Fingers crossed... [link]
@DaveAchkar » 03 Aug '12, 12am
"The last days of the low-fat diet fad" - these days are taking longer than they should [link]
@drleonaallen » 02 Aug '12, 6pm
Great article. [link] The low-fat craze has played a big role in obesity in this country.
@MariaSpeck » 02 Aug '12, 1pm
At last! RT @neohomesteading: Last days of the low fat diet. - A great article! [link] #realfood
@keepingitoff » 02 Aug '12, 12pm
Only recently have nutrition experts begun to encourage people to eat “healthy fats.” [link]
@geoffreydgraham » 02 Aug '12, 11am
More and more mainstream news sources jumping off the low-fat bandwagon. [link]
@drscheinbaum » 02 Aug '12, 1am
RT @GrantHillFit: The last days of the low-fat diet fad [link]
@linuxkidd » 01 Aug '12, 10pm
Please read and heed this article. Your health, well being and length of life depend on it. [link]
@NovickBrothers » 01 Aug '12, 7pm
More evidence appearing every day that #fat is not bad for you - low-quality #carbohydrates and vegetable #oils are! [link]
@MarisaRosenbaum » 01 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @BariStudio: The Last Days of the Low-Fat Diet [link]
@jscottshipman » 01 Aug '12, 3pm
RT @robpatrob: Nail is in the Low Fat coffin [link]
@robpatrob » 01 Aug '12, 3pm
Nail is in the Low Fat coffin [link]
@batcountry101 » 01 Aug '12, 1pm
@feartheshako Oh BTW, fat is good for you [link] @summertomato
@xxxBEACHxxx » 01 Aug '12, 1pm
@garytaubes Sat fat = good. Didn't someone prove this is 2002? [link]
@how2benicetoyou » 01 Aug '12, 5am
RT @eclectickitchen: The last days of the low-fat diet fad [link] #ItsAboutTime @WoreOutItsWelcomeLongAgo #Finally
@EclecticKitchen » 01 Aug '12, 5am
The last days of the low-fat diet fad [link] #ItsAboutTime @WoreOutItsWelcomeLongAgo #Finally
@bfwriter » 01 Aug '12, 4am
RT @ken_homer: The low-fat message backfired. The overemphasis on reducing fat increased consumption of carbs n sugar in our diets: [link]
@ken_homer » 01 Aug '12, 3am
The basic axiom that always hold true: Eat real, whole foods n nothing else, if we could only agree on what those are. [link]
@ken_homer » 01 Aug '12, 3am
"Fat is not the problem." ~Walter Willett, Nutrition Department Chair, Harvard School of Public Health: [link]
@ken_homer » 01 Aug '12, 3am
The low-fat message backfired. The overemphasis on reducing fat increased consumption of carbs n sugar in our diets: [link]
@Rygantour » 31 Jul '12, 11pm
RT @TotalReform: are you still scared of Saturated Fats? if so... get with the times will you... that's so 1980's!!!... [link]
@PrimoHealth » 31 Jul '12, 11pm
I love it when our messages start to go mainstream. You're all a hard bunch to convince when you've always heard... [link]
@RodSiegel » 31 Jul '12, 11pm
RT @never_bonk: The last days of the low-fat diet fad [link] definitely looking like its on its way out... how the times have changed...
@mcguirece » 31 Jul '12, 10pm
“@summertomato: Oh BTW, fat is good for you [link]” @mrobertsonjr, please read. Kevin's girlfriend just got hotter.
@IsagenixAus » 31 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @ChrisDufey: The last days of the low-fat diet fad [link]
@never_bonk » 31 Jul '12, 9pm
The last days of the low-fat diet fad [link] definitely looking like its on its way out... how the times have changed...
@acueliza » 31 Jul '12, 9pm
Fat makes you skinny! [link]
@official_clacyt » 31 Jul '12, 9pm
May be RT-ing @rnikoley but @nickjesson was right to eat #LARD religiously! [link] #Cheap #Cheerful #Monounsaturates #winning
@nitinsavant » 31 Jul '12, 7pm
The truth (i.e. science) is revealed! [link]
@Cavinbounce » 31 Jul '12, 6pm
RT @DrChrista: Thank goodness! This 'trend' needed to go extinct! [link]
@ratpoe » 31 Jul '12, 6pm
more lard, less sugar RT @summertomato: Oh BTW, fat is good for you [link]”
@abbelts » 31 Jul '12, 6pm
The notion that saturated fats are detrimental to our health is deeply embedded in our zeitgeist — but shockingly [link]
@betsywhim » 31 Jul '12, 6pm
Yep, right on the money... RT @rnikoley: Authority worth listening to RT @summertomato: Oh BTW, fat is good for you [link]
@rnikoley » 31 Jul '12, 6pm
Authority worth listening to RT @summertomato: Oh BTW, fat is good for you [link]
@Jobebo » 31 Jul '12, 5pm
Preach. @summertomato: Oh BTW, fat is good for you [link]"