i'm always happy to see articles like this, but despite what seems to be obvious, everywhere i go the average joe (and jill) still think low fat - the lower the fat the better - is still the only healthy way to eat. my MIL serves margerine and those weight watchers "fat free" high sugar HORRIBLE tasting ice cream bars when we go there. and she says things like, "i don't have to feel guilty eating them!" ugh.

here is a line from the article that made my eyes roll: "They worry that the public will interpret fat's re-emergence as an excuse to eat as much as they want." this is part of the low-fat mindset - people must not be allowed to eat "as much as they want". we cannot be trusted!

has anyone read "Losing It: False Hopes and Fat Profits in the Diet Industry" and its terrific trashing of "fake" low fat high sugar foods? the author goes into detail about how these LF foods have made people fatter.


michelle