Guest guest Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Hi All, The punchline of the below quote may add some artificial sugar to your punch. Roy Walford Beyond the 120-Year Diet, pp 93-4. … Nutritional and medical authorities ... are obsessed with the notion that they must keep it simple, that they cannot stray too far and too rapidly in their recommendations from what people habitually eat, otherwise patients will be confused and noncompliant. But recent ... figures show that [such strategies around fat intake] ... has backfired. People limit fat intake but feel thereby free to eat low-fat foods in unlimited quantities, resulting in an average increase in daily calorie consumption... In my view, it is better to lay out what is optimally healthy and lifespan-promoting, rather than arrogantly deciding what people can bear to hear. A good example is the ... " food pyramid. " At the bottom ... are [ " starches " ] rather than vegetables and fruits, which should be there ... And behold, on the top of the pyramid are the sweets ... In short, it appears " recommended " that you consume small quantities of these unhealthy materials. I myself occasionally eat ... sweets; but I certainly would not give them an official 'recommendation.' They do not belong on top of a food pyramid. They belong on top of a tombstone. -- Al Pater, PhD; email: old542000@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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