Tue, Sep-02-03, 22:17
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 320/220/195
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Progress: 80%
Location: Pensacola, FL
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Originally Posted by doreen T
I saw a stand-up comedian on TV recently, whose observation was that we've been so indoctrinated and brainwashed to fear saturated fat and cholesterol, that most Americans are now more afraid of an EGG than they are of terrorist attack.
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I don't know which is worse:
1) Recomending a Diet with no more than 300mg of Cholesterol...despite the fact they outright admit they've never found any link between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol; or
2) Outright lying about Saturated Fat, claiming it increases your risk of heart disease when in fact it lowers your risk of heart disease [by raising HDL and changing your LDL Pattern to a large, less dense one].
They scared us off of Saturated Fats starting about 50 years ago. Back then, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes were far less prevelant. It is now estimated that the Trans-Fats they replaced Saturated Fats with, kills 5,000 people/year. Despite all this, they are STILL pushing a diet high in baked goods [almost all baked goods have Trans-Fat in them,] and low in Saturated Fat. Low Saturated Fat [in most cases] means Hi Trans-Fat.
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