Mon, Feb-16-04, 21:03
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 320/220/195
BF:
Progress: 80%
Location: Pensacola, FL
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Originally Posted by ItsTheWooo
 the only thing the food pyramid is based on are corporate interests.
Starch/sugar = cheap to produce;
Processed "healthy" starch food = higher profit margins due to low ingredient cost;
Grain derrived sweetners and bulkers like corn = one of americas biggest native crops...
Therefore, if the people are eating a lot of "healthy" refined corn bulked/sweetened foods, that = $$$$$ for corporations.
I honestly don't believe for a second the obscenely high grain recommendation was believed to be healthy by the people who came up with it. Sure there are a lot of dittohead doctors and nutritionists and journalists and laymen out there who parroted back the advice and honestly do believe that is the way to go; but, I think the people who derived it knew exactly what they were doing. |
I never said that I thought they did it entirely based on Science. The 130g RDA is purported to be based on how much Glucose the Brain I think the vast majority of folks who haven't damaged their metabolism could probably handle that amount, especially if it was derived primarily from Low-Glycemic Fruits, Nuts, Hi-Oleic Seeds, and Green Vegetables and combined with a moderate amount of Fat [40-50%] and Protein [20-30%.] The suggestion that we take in 6-11 servings of Grain and 300g of Carbs (DVs) OTOH is a direct result of the USDA being bought off by the Grain Industry.
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