Are Saturated Fats Really All That Bad?
This is an epic post of mine from the old Advanced Mediterranean Diet blog, originally dated July 6, 2009. That was a watershed year for me because of the ideas in this article. I’ve been thinking a...
View ArticleTime to Abandon the Diet-Heart Hypothesis?
In January, 2009, The American Journal of Medicine published a 62-page supplement (vol. 122, number 1A) entitled “Management of Atherosclerosis: A Practical Guide in 2008.” I scanned it with attention...
View ArticleA Half-Century of Misguided Dietary Recommendations
Philip Calder writes in the British Medical Journal about a re-analysis of an old study. Middle-aged men with heart disease were placed either on 1) a diet high in linoleic acid, a predominant omega-6...
View ArticleWhy Do So Many Dietitians Argue Against Low-Carb Diets?
Click for details from dietitian Franziska Spritzler. Briefly: 1. They think it’s dangerous. 2.They believe the diet-heart hypothesis. 3. They think the diet is unbalanced. 4. They think no one...
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