Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
This is an excellent read if you're interested in why the western diet went wrong, how and who was culpable. For many in the Food, Nutrition and public health field it's a pretty uncomfortable read and so it should be.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-conspiracy-robert-lustig-john-yudkin
At last the real culprit is in the spotlight and the general opinion that sugar not fat is public enemy number one is at last gaining traction. I never bought into the low fat diet. I qualified as a Food Technologist in 1984 when the low fat/high carb diet and going for the burn was in full swing. It didn't make sense to me then. A few years later I scraped a degree in Biochemistry and at that point better understanding the role of Insulin in metabolism, replacing fat with carbs, especially if it's refined carbs really didn't make any sense at all. This should really be clear to any degree level Biochemist, Biologist, Nutritionist, Food Scientist or Doctor.
Whilst I would not consider myself any kind of nutritionist, the evidence I have seen over the years regarding the negative role of carbs and particularly sugar has been overwhelming, but little in public health has changed.
Hopefully, just hopefully now, we've got our man.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-conspiracy-robert-lustig-john-yudkin
At last the real culprit is in the spotlight and the general opinion that sugar not fat is public enemy number one is at last gaining traction. I never bought into the low fat diet. I qualified as a Food Technologist in 1984 when the low fat/high carb diet and going for the burn was in full swing. It didn't make sense to me then. A few years later I scraped a degree in Biochemistry and at that point better understanding the role of Insulin in metabolism, replacing fat with carbs, especially if it's refined carbs really didn't make any sense at all. This should really be clear to any degree level Biochemist, Biologist, Nutritionist, Food Scientist or Doctor.
Whilst I would not consider myself any kind of nutritionist, the evidence I have seen over the years regarding the negative role of carbs and particularly sugar has been overwhelming, but little in public health has changed.
Hopefully, just hopefully now, we've got our man.