By: Tracey Tufnail
vancouversun.com
I am now down 31 lbs, and I feel great. My husband’s weight has dropped around 20 lbs and he is loving it, too. Not eating wheat is certainly a factor in my continuing weight loss and improving health, but I have also made two radical changes when it comes to dietary fats.
Firstly, I […]
by Alan Watson
Diet Heart Publishing
In the U.S. dietary kingdom, saturated fat is most feared – fingered as the cause of coronary heart disease and stroke. According to the American Heart Association (AHA) website, the AHA has been warning us away from saturated fat since 1957. At the urging of AHA […]
by Dr. John Briffa
The Cholesterol Truth
Excerpts:
I regularly lecture in front of groups, and I’m usually emphasising the value of good nutrition and what this actually means. I believe in eating a natural, unprocessed diet comprised mainly of foods that have been in the human diet the longest including meat (yes, even red meat), fish, […]
By Dr. Mercola
The website Fooducate has taken a look at the annual obesity report issued by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Here are some of the 12 shocking statistics they found:
Adult obesity rates rose in 16 U.S. states over the past year, and NOT ONE state decreased
Twelve U.S. states […]
By Dr. John Briffa
healthiertalk.com
Excerpts:
If you have any interest in health at all, you’ll be familiar with the concept of altering fat intake to reduce risk of disease and premature death. One central theme here is that certain types of fat (e.g. saturated fat) increases risk of ‘cardiovascular’ diseases such as heart disease and stroke, while […]
by Robert Nool
Nutritiopedia
Let’s make one thing clear – when someone is going to lower carbohydrate content in their diet, they should replace it mostly with fat, not protein. Eating a lot of protein with little fat and carbs may be a short term strategy for initiating fat loss, but not a healthy way of […]
Coconut oil and Olive oil mayonnaise
by Kiera Aaron
Men’s Health
More evidence suggests that a high-fat, low-carb diet is better for weight loss than a low-fat diet, according to new research presented yesterday at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Denver.
The results aren’t shocking—we’ve told you to Stop […]
Some researchers have long held that there is no link between saturated fat intake and increased risk of heart disease. New studies appear to be proving them right.
By Mary Porter, CHC
FortHuntPatch
For years we have heard the dietary advice that too much saturated fat will lead to higher levels of cholesterol and an increased risk of […]
New research has weakened the perceived link between saturated fat and heart disease. Today, many experts agree that refined carbs pose a much greater danger.
By Jack Challem / June 2011
Experience Life
Is it possible — even imaginable — that nearly everyone has been wrong about saturated fat and its connection […]
Health Impact News Editor Comments: Attitudes towards saturated fats continue to change here in 2011 as more studies contradict the lipid theory of heart disease.
But this study has some interesting twists to it. First, it was funded by the government’s NIH (National Institute of Health). Even though the study clearly proved that the saturated […]
