No access, but I searched for the author’s contributions elsewhere. Among them: http://www.uhc.com/source4women/health_wellness_tools_resources/nutrition/confusion_on_fats.htm
She recommends the same old same old of the past fifty years—avoid saturated and trans fats, vegetable oils are ok.
Note that she is associated with United Health Care. Draw your own conclusion.
Well I just skimmed the pdf’s from Susan and was surprised to see that the old dogma may be finally be crumbling. I will read these files more carefully when I have a change.
Well, let’s just say it’s a start. The devil is in the details of all those studies in the footnotes. The conclusion is contradictory, wherein saturated fat maybe isn’t so bad, but still let’s eat healthy whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and less red meat, mixed PUFAs and MUFAs are good for you. It’s like changing the direction of a glacier.
I'll comment with something Steven emailed me off line:
To be honest the main thing they're saying overall (in the end if you read the Q&A) is that
Sat fats have same risk as refined carbos but polyunsats (regardless of source) are better. Thus dont go low fat because total fat doesnt matter... but fat content does
1. They still promote polyunsats (vegetable oils) over sats and refined carbs 2. they still promote whole grains/grains 3. Generally plant based 4. Don't believe in the O3:O6 issues
I think the Q&A is the most illuminating on where they stand on issues despite what the previous articles say.
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No, but I'm prepared to smack my forehead at their definition of "age-old." Unless its intentionally ironic.
ReplyDeleteI do and can email the article to you, but need to know where
ReplyDeleteYou can download the 3 PDFs here:
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No access, but I searched for the author’s contributions elsewhere. Among them: http://www.uhc.com/source4women/health_wellness_tools_resources/nutrition/confusion_on_fats.htm
ReplyDeleteShe recommends the same old same old of the past fifty years—avoid saturated and trans fats, vegetable oils are ok.
Note that she is associated with United Health Care. Draw your own conclusion.
Well I just skimmed the pdf’s from Susan and was surprised to see that the old dogma may be finally be crumbling. I will read these files more carefully when I have a change.
ReplyDeleteWell, let’s just say it’s a start. The devil is in the details of all those studies in the footnotes. The conclusion is contradictory, wherein saturated fat maybe isn’t so bad, but still let’s eat healthy whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and less red meat, mixed PUFAs and MUFAs are good for you. It’s like changing the direction of a glacier.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments - especially Susan
ReplyDeleteI'll comment with something Steven emailed me off line:
To be honest the main thing they're saying overall (in the end if you read the Q&A) is that
Sat fats have same risk as refined carbos but polyunsats (regardless of source) are better. Thus dont go low fat because total fat doesnt
matter... but fat content does
1. They still promote polyunsats (vegetable oils) over sats and refined carbs
2. they still promote whole grains/grains
3. Generally plant based
4. Don't believe in the O3:O6 issues
I think the Q&A is the most illuminating on where they stand on issues despite what the previous articles say.