Why Low-Fat Diets Make You Fat

Governments here and abroad have been cautioning the public for decades on the dangers of high fat diets. Their claims based on "their science" concluded that it's best to avoid fat because of its extra calories - and saturated fats raise the risk of heart disease. You'll still see this on most food pyramids regulated by government policy on diet and nutrition. However, just as mandated healthcare policies fail at the federal level, so do those related to nutrition. This low-fat mantra has been questioned for years by clinicians and nutritional scientists - not least because it has failed to halt the obesity epidemic. The fact is, contrary to official advice by our diet dictocrats, high-fat diets lower blood sugar, improve blood lipids, and reduce obesity.

The Devastating Consequences of Replacing Butter with Margarine in Our Diet

The Diet Dictocrats told us to drop butter decades ago and switch to a so-called healthier substitute called margarine made with what they claimed would be less harmful polyunsaturated fats. Their promise was it would prevent disease. People around the globe questioned this advice, especially those who have valued butter for its life-sustaining properties for millennia. Today we know that butter is light years healthier than margarine ever could be. It's a lesson to never go against the wisdom of our ancestors and always distrust corporate and malicious propaganda designed to generate profits not health.

Resurrected Data From 1960s Shows American Heart Association’s Advice on Dietary Fats has been Wrong

Has misguided dietary advice on fats and oils contributed to the rise in heart disease?
Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News
The evidence on the dangers of polyunsaturated oils and their replacement of saturated fats in the American diet has been well documented the past few years, especially on CoconutOil.com. Dietary advice from the USDA and other […]

Over Half of Your Diet Should Consist of Saturated Fats

by Dr. Mercola
A little over 100 years ago a German scientist wrote a letter to a company that made soap, and in so doing changed the way the world cooks its food. The soap company, Procter & Gamble, bought the scientist’s idea—and Crisco was born.

At this time in history, people used animal fats for […]

Saturated fat and cardiovascular disease: The discrepancy between the scientific literature and dietary advice

Nutrition
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 118-123, February 2012
Abstract
Given the large social impact of dietary advice, it is important that the advice have a solid scientific basis. Evidence-based dietary advice should be built on results from all studies available, according to a given methodology. Conclusions should be a valid representation […]

The Positive Effects of Low-Carbohydrate High Saturated Fat Diets on Diabetes

by Brian Shilhavy, Editor, Health Impact News
A study was published in 2011 in Current Diabetes Report by Dr. Richard Feinman of the Department of Cell Biology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. The title of the study is “Fad Diets in the Treatment of Diabetes.” The abstract is here.
I went ahead and purchased the […]

The Complete Guide to Fats and Oils – What to Cook With (or not), What to Avoid and Why

by Lisa
RealFoodDigest.com

Choosing the right fats and oils in your food preparation has a dramatic impact on your health. There is much information and misinformation on what constitutes healthy fats. This chart simplifies the best choices of fats for cooking, fats that should not be heated, and which to avoid altogether.

It took our health community […]

To Achieve Optimal Health Eat MORE Saturated Fat

Health Impact News Editor Comment: This short 9 minute video (below) by Dr. Joe Mercola on saturated fats is worth watching. The 50-70% recommendation may or may not be optimal for all people.  Just for context, if you are wondering how the U.S. government came to give bad dietary advice on fats for so […]

India Rediscovers Health Benefits of Ghee

by Niraj Patel, M.D.
indiawest.com
Growing up, I thought that ghee was dangerous. Uncles and aunties would say, “We’re cutting back on ghee,” or, “We don’t use that stuff anymore, it’s so bad for you.” I wondered why ghee got such a bad rap, and soon I learned everyone’s doctors had been urging […]

Are Saturated Fats Artery-Clogging?

by Bob Kaplan
winchester.patch.com

“If you eat too much [saturated fat], then over time fatty deposits can build up in your arteries, and this increases your risk of heart disease,” says an advertisement by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom.

Sound familiar? If it does, then you have […]