Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 I read this article on the rise of obesity in " Asia " found here: http://story.news./news?tmpl=story & cid=1508 & ncid=751 & e=6 & u=/afp/200 40301/hl_afp/lifestyle_asia_diet " Twenty years ago, the Asian diet consisted of less than 15 percent of fat and in some countries even less than 10 percent, but now we're heading up to 30 percent. " - Georgina Cairn, Asian Food Information Centre (AFIC) The preceding quote is so irksome. 1. Asia is a big continent with many ethnic groups, lifestyles, and climates. To which ethnic/regional group does this " Asian diet " refer? 2. From where did these numbers come? (no profanity please) 3. What about other factors like the rise in wheat* consumption that comes along with every fast food joint? * Or hydrogenated oil, food additives, etc. 4. Exercise is just as important as diet imo to healthy living. What about citing exercising trends as well? Of course, this AFIC also says on their website: " Carbohydrates in all shapes and forms are good for your health. " Pass the white sugar, please. Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 >3. What about other factors like the rise in wheat* consumption that comes >along with every fast food joint? >* Or hydrogenated oil, food additives, etc. Price's observations (in a time when food was a bit simpler) was that health declined when the natives started getting " white flour and sugar " (both carbs!). Note that no one ever ships " whole wheat flour " to natives (it goes rancid) so there is no control group to say if they would have had no problems if it had been whole wheat (though later food shipments to Africa would suggest that whole wheat has the same problem). Sorry, I had to throw that in there. When you look at the data, wheat is a really obvious culprit in these cases that NEVER gets looked at except by the gluten intolerance researchers. -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 I talked with a Japanese mom about diet, and she said that in Japan they eat a high fat diet, including lots of fried foods. She went on to say that the real culprit behind obesity, heart disease, etc. was not the high fat diet but the high sugar diet! Leann > I read this article on the rise of obesity in " Asia " found here: > http://story.news./news? tmpl=story & cid=1508 & ncid=751 & e=6 & u=/afp/200 > 40301/hl_afp/lifestyle_asia_diet > > " Twenty years ago, the Asian diet consisted of less than 15 percent of fat > and in some countries even less than 10 percent, but now we're heading up to > 30 percent. " - Georgina Cairn, Asian Food Information Centre (AFIC) > > The preceding quote is so irksome. > > 1. Asia is a big continent with many ethnic groups, lifestyles, and > climates. To which ethnic/regional group does this " Asian diet " refer? > > 2. From where did these numbers come? (no profanity please) > > 3. What about other factors like the rise in wheat* consumption that comes > along with every fast food joint? > * Or hydrogenated oil, food additives, etc. > > 4. Exercise is just as important as diet imo to healthy living. What about > citing exercising trends as well? > > Of course, this AFIC also says on their website: " Carbohydrates in all > shapes and forms are good for your health. " Pass the white sugar, please. > > Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 ******* Sorry, I had to throw that in there. When you look at the data, wheat is a really obvious culprit in these cases that NEVER gets looked at except by the gluten intolerance researchers. -- Heidi Jean ******* Well I'm not sorry. I am not familiar with W. A. Price's work . . . yet. I will be getting the book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration shipped to me soon, AND I joined the WAPF. Yippee! - Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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