Further adding, “Increased intakes of polyunsaturated fat also probably explain most of the major declines in coronary mortality in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia over several decades. |
[The experts are at odds with each other over some aspects of weight control. When the U.S. Department of Agriculture released their new food pyramid in April, many critics cheered that, at last, better guidance was being given to consumers on making healthy food choices. Yet even the new pyramid which makes more recommendations about quantities of food, exercise, and allows for individual differences—among other things—has also been criticized as insufficient.] It's clear that we need to rebuild the pyramid from the ground up, ... not just tip it on its side and dress it up with new colors. |
A lost opportunity, ... only the very most motivated people will go to the Web and dig into this information. |
Even if you do see a small benefit for, say, breast cancer, you couldn't be sure it was due to fat and not due to the fact that the women also increased their fruit and vegetable intake and there was also a small weight loss. I think it's clear this study was a mistake. |
Five to 6 grams of trans fat is a huge amount just from one serving. Food services usually use the same oils for cooking fish, chicken and other foods as they do fries, so if they've got the high level in fries, they've got it in lots of foods. |
Have fish twice a week, |
In general, it's been found -- both in this study and other studies -- that it's really (women who are) current or recent users of hormones who have an increased risk of breast cancer. |
In the area of diet, we are only asking for fairly modest shifts, |
It was a mistake, and this study really confirms that it was the wrong direction to go for nutritional advice. It did do harm. It was a lost opportunity. People were given the idea that it was only fat calories that counted. This should be the nail in the coffin for low-fat diets. |
It was just about 15 years ago when a scientist at the National Institute on Aging concluded that it was good to be a little overweight rather than normal weight, ... And it was pure rubbish. |
It would be a huge misinterpretation to believe that it doesn't matter what we eat to prevent heart disease and cancer. |
Keep [consumption of] red meat and butter low, ... And replace red meat with a mix of fresh fish, poultry, nuts and beans. You don't have to give up anything entirely, except maybe trans fats. |
No research has ever shown that people who eat more eggs have more heart attacks than people who eat fewer. |
One of the problems with a low-fat diet is that it actually drives down the good cholesterol -- the HDL -- in our blood (and that) ... will probably increase the risk of heart disease, |
People should be able to assume that hospitals are serving them the healthiest food possible. In this case, their trust has clearly been betrayed. |