Smart Eating Series: Low fat diets= Low expectations for health

Researcher claims low-fat diets fuel obesity

For those who wonder why Americans are carbohydrate-addicted, depressed, suffering from heart disease and heavier than ever, you need not look any further than the low-fat myth that has been perpetuated for the last 30 years, according to researcher Phoenix Gilman.

“I like to call this the low-fat myth, because there wasn’t one long-term study that verified the efficacy of such a diet,” Gilman said. “First of all, eating healthy fats such as fresh cheese, real butter, eggs, heavy cream and olive oil does not trigger insulin, the hormone that, among many things, is the fat-building/fat-storing hormone.

“If you’re eating a low-fat diet, you’re definitely eating too many carbs,” said Gilman, author of Diet Failure … The Naked Truth. “Typical low-fat breakfast: Cheerios, skim milk, blueberries, glass of orange juice and coffee with Splenda; low -fat snacks: yogurt or smoothie with banana, pineapple and low-fat milk. These foods are nothing but sugar — ‘simple carbs’ — in the same family as a candy bar. Each one will trigger insulin, causing the body to store fat. The liquid carbs — juice, milk and smoothie — will affect blood-sugar levels even more dramatically.”

Though the low-fat diet has not worked, the fear of eating healthy fat still runs rampant, evident in the ever-growing rate of obesity, type 2 diabetes, thyroid issues, high blood pressure, stroke, and heart disease, according to Gilman.

Source : Phoenix Gilman, http://www.dietfailurethenakedtruth.com/
Article presented via Chiro Economic magazine